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Anonymous 1961. Combien reste-t-il de rhinoceros noirs en Afrique?. Terre et la Vie 1961: 159.

Combien reste-t-il de rhinoceros noirs en Afrique?

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Location Somalia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis)

50-50

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Location Ethiopia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1960

100-1000

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Location Sudan Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1953

200-300, trend up

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Location Central African Republic Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

500-1000, trend unknown

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Location Cameroon Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

250-300, trend unknown

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Location Rwanda Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1959

6, introduced Kagera

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Location Kenya Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1960

2560-2560

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Location Uganda Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1960

525-525, trend stationary

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Location Tanzania Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1960

3000-4000, trend up

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Location Africa Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1960

10933-13553

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Location South Africa Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1959

312-312, trend up

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Location India Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1959

0-20, threatened

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Location Namibia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

280-280, trend up

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Location Angola Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1960

150-200, trend up

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Location Mozambique Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1959

500-500, trend unknown

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Location Zimbabwe Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1959

1500-1500, trend stationary

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Location Zambia Subject Distribution Species Black Rhino (bicornis) Year 1958

1000-1000

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