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Chesemore, D.L. 1970. Notes on the mammals of southern Nepal. Journal of Mammalogy 51 (1): 162-166.

Notes on the mammals of southern Nepal

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Location Nepal Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis)

A few rhinoceroses may survive in far western Nepal in the Bilauri area, but their status is unknown.

Note
Location Nepal Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis) Year 1970

Most of the remaining rhinos in Nepal are found along the Narayani and Rapti rivers in the southwestern end of the Rapti Valley.

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Location Nepal Subject Distribution Species Greater One-horned Rhino (unicornis) Year 1962

Scattered reports exist of Rhinoceros unicornis living along the Bagmati River at the eastern border of the Birganj Forest District. I saw none in the area, but Mr. James Mangalraj Johnson, one of the Indian foresters, found rhino tracks here in 1962.

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