Rhinoceros sondaicus has been reported from all the lndochinese countries, and it is possible that small populations still exist. The most likely areas are the Mountains in Cambodia, NW Laos, the Bolovens Plateau region in southern Laos, and parts of S Vietnam near Da Lat.
Rhinoceros sondaicus has been reported from all the lndochinese countries, and it is possible that small populations still exist. The most likely areas are the Mountains in Cambodia, NW Laos, the Bolovens Plateau region in southern Laos, and parts of S Vietnam near Da Lat.
Rhinoceros sondaicus has been reported from all the lndochinese countries, and it is possible that small populations still exist. The most likely areas are the Mountains in Cambodia, NW Laos, the Bolovens Plateau region in southern Laos, and parts of S Vietnam near Da Lat. Neese (1975) found evidence of' R. sondaicus from villagers' reports in the Bolovens region during a kouprey survey in 1975 - see Oryx, July 1976, page 371.
The Sumatran rhino is reported from Cam Ranh in South Vietnam, but there are no recent records for Indochinese countries where the war has certainly destroyed enormous numbers of wildlife.
Rhinoceros sondaicus has been reported from all the lndochinese countries, and it is possible that small populations still exist. The most likely areas are the Mountains in Cambodia, NW Laos, the Bolovens Plateau region in southern Laos, and parts of S Vietnam near Da Lat. Neese (1975) found evidence of' R. sondaicus from villagers' reports in the Bolovens region during a kouprey survey in 1975 - see Oryx, July 1976, page 371.
Malayan Border. There is no recent information from the Thai side - a reported baby rhino in captivity turned out to be a tapir Tapirus indicus - and the area is still controlled by several different groups of insurgents, making field investigations impossible.
Most of Burma is not under government control, and it is unlikely that any large rhino populations remain.
Surat Thani Province. Hunters recently reported at least three rhinos in the mountains of Surat Thani Province, in southern Thailand, but the information is insufficient to determine which species. After the misidentification on the Malayan border, the chance of their being tapirs cannot be dismissed.
Chantaburi Province. In January 1974, rhino footprints were found at Khao Soi Dao reserve in south-east Thailand. Forest Department personnel made a plaster cast of the footprint which was 21 to 23 cm wide, within the size range of Sumatran rhino. No more tracks have been reported, but old wallows have been found. An American Peace Corps volunteer is now stationed at the reserve to conduct surveys, and, it is hoped, collect more information. Until recently Khao Soi Dao was part of a continuous area of rain forest extending eastward to the Cardamom and Elephant Mountains of southern Cambodia. Now, as a result of forest clearance and fruit growing, it is a large 'island' of forest in a sea of cultivittion. Satellite imagery shows that the Cardamom rain forest is still continuous.
Tenasserim Range. A Karen hill tribesman reported in August 1976 that there are still Javan rhinos at Khao Sam Chan near the Uthai Thani - Kanchanaburi border.
