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Reference Base Notes sur les mammiferes de l'Oubangui-Chari: Quelques pr... |
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Notes sur les mammiferes de l'Oubangui-Chari: Quelques precisions geographiques au sujet des ongules |
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Blancou, L. |
Year published: |
1948 |
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Mammalia |
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12 |
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1-14 |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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Ceratotherium simum extinct |
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Subject:
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
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The black rhino is slowly recovering, at least east of the Chari River, between the Aouk and the dividing line Chari-Oubangui, especially in the reserves. They now number about 300. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Chad
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
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some |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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I believe that the white rhino no longer exists in the Chari valley. A journey in May-July 1939 through the regions where the species formerly occurred has convinced me that they have recently disappeared, i.e. the basin of the upper Aouk River: Gounda, Vakaga, Omandjia, Yata, bahr Hadjer, Bahr ... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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There is a small chance of survival in the extreme western Chari, south of the dividing line, in the valley of the Oubangui, along the Sudanese border, from 8.30 N towards the south. But it is a faint hope and at the moment there is no control at all in the area. |
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Africa - Western Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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It must be noted that the map 134 in Rode indicates the range of the black rhino extending too far towards the South West north of the equator. In fact, the distribution must have reached Lake Chad in the North East at the start of 20th century (cd. General Meynier, les conquerants du Tchad. Pa... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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East of Ouandjia to the Sudanese border they are very rare, but still occur. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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South of the high Koukourou the rhino exists between Koukourou and Ouaka, especially between the rivers Ioamba and Mbari. They no longer pass the Mbari. - Koukourou, 7.13 N, 20.1 E |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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There are only few reports from the west, between Nana Barya and Nana Bakasso, and from the east of Ouham-Bahr sara and the Gribingui. But there are some rhinos there, of which one lived for several years between Crampel and Bouca. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Chad
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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In the south-centre of Chad there are some black rhino, especially near Lake Iro. |
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