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| Title: |
Rhino protection in communal areas, Namibia |
| Author(s): |
Loutit, B.D. |
| Year published: |
1995 |
| Journal: |
Pachyderm |
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20 |
| Pages: |
31-32, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Namibia's black rhino (Diceros bicornis bicornis) population which inhabits communal land in the Kunene Province (previously Kaokoland and Damaraland), was heavily poached in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kaokoland's rhino numbers were reduced to only 10 animals, while Damaraland had between 50 and... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Distribution - Poaching
African Rhino Species
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| A small number of rhino (about 15 in all) inhabit the peripheral areas where they come into contact with herders and stock owners. Although conservation in communal areas involves the community directly in decision making, and provides revenue from hunting and tourism, these benefits do not over... |
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World
Organisations
All Rhino Species
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| Namibia, Damaraland. The rhino monitoring staff of the Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) earn a bonus for every rhino properly photographed and identified. This ensures that the monitoring staff take a personal interest in the welfare of the rhinos with which they work. The SRT also pays a reward of ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Namibia's black rhino (Diceros bicornis bicornis) population which inhabits communal land in the Kunene Province (previously Kaokoland and Damaraland), was heavily poached in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kaokoland's rhino numbers were reduced to only 10 animals, while Damaraland had between 50 and... |
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Namibia's black rhino (Diceros bicornis bicornis) population which inhabits communal land in the Kunene Province (previously Kaokoland and Damaraland), was heavily poached in the 1970s and early 1980s. Kaokoland's rhino numbers were reduced to only 10 animals, while Damaraland had between 50 and... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Ecology - Habitat
Black Rhino
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| Namibia, Damaraland. The habitats in which rhinos have survived are the arid to extremely arid areas east of the dune desert of the Namib and west of the escarpment. Rainfall is minimal and seldom goes above 100 mm per year. There are virtually no people living in the main rhino-inhahited area ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Behaviour - Daily Routine
Black Rhino
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| However, those that do stray into the eastern, more populated areas, which have higher rainfall and more vegetation, are young, sub-adults looking for new home ranges in which to settle. These animals are known to be inquisitive and they even walk into human settlements where they are sometimes ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
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| However, those that do stray into the eastern, more populated areas, which have higher rainfall and more vegetation, are young, sub-adults looking for new home ranges in which to settle. These animals are known to be inquisitive and they even walk into human settlements where they are sometimes ... |
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Rhino protection in communal areas, Namibia
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