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Uganda Game Department 1936. Annual Report for 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 28: 53-59.

Annual Report for 1934

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Location Uganda Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

Thirteen pairs of black rhino horn aggregating 93 3/4 lb indicate that certain licence-holders continue to regard rhino horns from a cash basis. It remains to be seen how the situation is affected when the black rhino can only be hunted under special licence and on payment of a suitable fee.

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Location Uganda Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1934

1934, Uganda, Sold at auction in Mombasa, May 1934: 57 3/4 lbs rhino horn, total ?33-12-07, i.e. Shs 11/59 per lb. In November 1934 sold 57 lbs, realized ?28-13-51, average Shs. 10/40 per lb.

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