Report of Conservator, 1935

drought in 1935. No rhino have died as a direct result of the drought, but one white rhino strayed outside the Hluhluwe Reserve during August presumably in search of new grass and was shot by a European on his farm about 12 miles north of Hluhluwe Station. One black rhino was also set upon by natives in their Reserve to the west of the Hluhluwe Reserve and was killed by them allegedly in self-defence.

17 white rhino have been counted in the Hluhluwe Reserve and this number includes 3 small calves.

report for 1935. The black rhino in the Hluhluwe Reserve are increasing satisfactorily. Several very young calves have recently been seen and the number of black rhino now totals just over a hundred.