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Uganda Game Department 1938. Uganda: Extracts from the Annual report for the year ended 31st December, 1937. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 35: 53-63.

Uganda: Extracts from the Annual report for the year ended 31st December, 1937

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Location Uganda Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum)

No definite information of existing white rhino numbers, but reliable observers report a noticeable increase over 1935. Young were found to be unusually numerous in the Rigbo region of the West Nile District during 1936. Arrangements are being made in West Nile and West Madi to set aside as sanctuaries certain areas which are being converted into forest reserves.

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Location Uganda Subject Distribution Species White Rhino (simum) Year 1938

The Assistant District Commissioner of Madi reports that the white rhino continues to be numerous in all except the more hilly parts.

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