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Title: Mammals of the Wankie National Park, Rhodesia
Author(s): Wilson, V.J.
Year published: 1975
Publisher: Salisbury, National Museums and Monuments of Rhodesia, Museum memoir no.5
Volume: -
Pages: pp. i-iii, 1-147
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
1973, Nov., about 40 animals estimated by J. Rushworth
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
1963, March, one male and 3 female Diceros bicornis from Kariba were released
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
1974, survey by Wilson, white rhino seen particularly in the Madundumela-Kennedy area and at Deteema Dam, on the Tshowe Drive, at Salt Pans, near Sinamatelia and at Shumba
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
1962, October - 6 male and 2 female Diceros bicornis from Kariba were released in the Mandavu Area of the Park
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
1873, October, recorded white rhino in Dett Vlei by Selous (1908); Dett Vlei is about 5 miles NE of park's eastern boundary
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
Mitchell saw 2 black rhino at Manzimbomvu Pan on 27 May 1970.
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
1974, survey by Wilson - only five times black rhino seen. One was at Mtoa Ruins, a second at Deteema, a large adult cow at Tshompani Dam, a subadult at Dolilo and a pair in the mopane near Dandari
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Location:
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
1973, Nov, about 30 present, estimated by J. Rushworth
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
Between 13 Nov 1966 and 12 March 1967, 16 males and 19 females (total 35) were received from Umfolozi. First held in holding pens 24 miles SE of Main Camp and then release between 7 December and 21 April 1967.
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
Wankie NP, Zimbabwe. In the Linkwasha vlei the rhino was recorded feeding on Cynodon dactylon, Aristida sp., Eragrostis pallens, Heteropogon contortus and Panicum maximum. Also records of feeding on Echinochloa stagnina, Panicum repens, Urochloa rhodesiensis and Setaria anceps.
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