under 100 [Chobe NP 20, Moremi GR 15, elsewhere 20]
Black rhino reintroduced in 1958. Population in this park of 2500 km? estimated in 1979 by Montfort as 15-20.
possibly up to 300
Itala GR, counted in 1978-79 as 9
Selous GR, aerial count in 1977, total 1200 black rhino. Park plus surrounding areas, aerial count in 1976, total 6000 black rhino.
50, cf. Flizot.
Comparatively large and intact population of black rhino exists in Luangwa valley, and small populaions also in Central and Southern provinces. No recent and detailed information is available.
precarious, under 100, in north.
Kruger 433 +, Hluhluwe-Umfolozi population of some 1550 indivudals continues to produce a surplus, and over 2000 white rhino have so far been taken out, mostly for re-introduction. Totals: Hluhluwe-Umfolozi-Corridor 1976-79 1550 Natal parks 1976-79 105 Natal private land 1975-79 95 Kruger NP 1978 433-500 End
No recent information, the situation is precarious.
Count in 1978 gave up to 40 black rhino.
Total for country ca. 200
In 1976-79 estimated by aerial count at 1550 white rhino.
Report by Newby in 1978, Zakouma NP up to 5, Siniaka-Minia GR 11, Bahr Salamat GR 4-5, Guera-Salamat 2-3.
Diceros bicornis - no recent information, but situation precarious.
Ceratotherium simum - exterminated in Nimule NP
Probably extinct , but still estimated in 1978: Mago and Omo NP, up to 8, and southern border area, up to 10.
1800, aerial count by KREMU
no rhino left in the country.
White rhino was exterminated in the 1930's (cf. Sydney)
Aerial count of 1976 had total of 525 animals.
Serengeti NP, aerial count, 1977, total 672 black rhino
Status table. Serengeti NP, 1977 672 Ngorongoro, 1966 110 ? Tarangire NP, 1978 unknown Selous + surrounds, 1976 6000 Ruaha, Rungwa, Kizigo, 1977 up to 1000 Rukwa, Ugalla, katavi, Mlele, Msima, Rukwa Contr.Area, 1977 - 0 E
Count of black rhino in 1978, total 180
50, cf. Flizot.
Aerial count by Esser in 1977 was 53 animals in park and surroundings.
Up to 1973, sports (trophy) hunting was still possible in Tanzania.
Poaching serious and increasing. Poachers enter from Namibia (Caprivi).
No recent information.
Reintroduction of white rhino to Maun Wildlife Education Park has been succesful. Number in 1978 not disclosed (rough estimate by Patterson in 1978).
Counts in 1975 and 1978 gave number of 5-10 animals.
Succesful reintroduction into Manhoca Region, estimated in 1979 to be 20.
Black rhino occurred in the south in 1941 but were already rare. They may have become extinct in the meantime.
Black rhino in the recent past only occurred in Katanga (Shaba) province, and they may have become extinct by now.
Shambe Game Reserve, rough estimate of 1977 was several hundred white rhino.
Poaching has been serious during the last 8 years and with an increasing tendency.
Poaching serious and increasing.
Poaching pressure is serious and increasing in the north, and this may indicate that horns are smuggled to Kenya.
No recent information, but poaching is a serious threat to the remaining rhinos. Horns were smuggled to Uganda and offered to tourists (own experience).
Stephenson in 1978 gave a rough estimate of up to 10 black rhinos.for southern border area.
Poaching is under control and not a serious threat.
The present population of 15-20 black rhino originates from 6 (2/4) introduced animals in 1958. Poaching is under control.
Reintroduction of white rhino to Chobe NP has been succesful. Number in 1978 estimated as 20 (rough estimate by Patterson in 1978).
Reintroduction of white rhino to Chobe NP has been succesful. Number in 1978 estimated as 20 (rough estimate by Patterson in 1978).
The planned Rovuma NP will be particularly important for black rhino.
Rhino in the Kaokoland and Damaraland are severely threatened and have little chance to survive. Total number in Damaraland, rough estimate of 1978, 30 ?
Unconfirmed reports by Hayes in questionnaire
The white rhinos in Nimule NP have recently been exterminated by poachers.
Reintroduction of white rhino to Moremi GR has been succesful. Number in 1978 estimated as 15 (rough estimate by Patterson in 1978).
Succesful reintroudction into Maputo NP, estimated in 1979 to be 35.
Succesful reintroduction into Gorongosa NP, estimated in 1979 to be 8.
Was in 1978 Chairman of the African Rhinoceros Group, SSC.
In Chad, poaching serious and increasing. In 1976 25-30 black rhino were poached.
Rhino in the Kaokoland and Damaraland are severely threatened and have little chance to survive. Total a rough estmate in 1978, 20 ?
Rough estimate by Esser was 10 black rhino in park and surroundings.
Stephenson in 1978 gave a rough estimate for the Mago and Omo National Park of up to 8 black rhinos.
White rhino in Ajai and Kabalega were systematically persecuted. The last survivors are believed to have been killed during and after the 1979 liberation of Uganda.
Poaching serious and increasing.
Ngorongoro CA, rough estimate of 1966, total 110 ? black rhino.
The last survivors were systematically persecuted. They were believed to have been killed during and after the 1979 liberation of Uganda.
Number of black rhino unknown in 1978
Black rhino had a larger range in northern Uganda and some may have survived.
In the 1950s, a major reduction of rhinos was caused during the Tsetse-fly eradication scheme.
black rhino extinct since 1930s.
Newby in 1978 gave a rough estimate of 4- 5 black rhinos. For Guera-Salamat the estimate is 2-3 black rhino.
Newby in 1978 gave a rough estimate of 11 black rhinos.
Newby in 1978 gave a rough estimate of up to 5 black rhinos.
From 1970 to 1972, 43 black rhino were captured in areas where they were threatened by poachers and moved to Etosha NP, where they and the original population are doing extremely well.
Addo Elephant NP, counted in 1979 as 12.
Diceros bicornis . Mkuzi GR, counted in 1978 as 60
Ndumu GR, counted in 1978 as 25.
Hluhluwe GR, black rhino, counted in 1979 as 199 Umfolozi, black rhino, counted in 1979 as 60 Corridor, black rhino, counted in 1979 as 69.
total white rhino 433-500 in 1978
There are 95 white rhino on private land in Natal.
Diceros bicornis. No recent information. Black rhino may have become extinct some time ago.
Unconfirmed reports (by Bell in questionnaire).
In Meru NP the population has been reduced from 300 in early 1970s to 20 in 1979.
No rhinos are left in the country, but horns smuggled in from neighbouring countries are legally exported. In Jan-Nov 1977, 82 kg of rhino horn were taken out of Burundi by Sabena Belgian Airlines.
Subpecies recognized: D.b.bicornis: South Africa (Cape Province), Namibia D.b.chobiensis: Upper Zambesi valley D.b.minor: Angola, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zaire, Tanzania D.b.michaeli: N.Tanzania, E. Kenya D.b.ladoensis: W.Kenya, Uganda, S.Sudan D.b.brucii: Somalia, Ethiopia, sudan D.b.longipes: Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic
