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Title: Lessons from the introduced black rhino population in Pilanesberg National Park
Author(s): Adcock, K.; Hansen, H.; Lindemann, H.
Year published: 1998
Journal: Pachyderm
Volume: 26
Pages: 40-51, figs. 1-5, tables 1-4, photos 1-5
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
1981-1995, annual mortality averaged 3.6 %. But in first 6 years after release there was no mortality, in subsequent 9 years mortality averaged 6 %.
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
1996, 42 animals present Ranges in 1996 on figures: adult females F 1, 5, 9, 13, 18, 27 Young adult females: F 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 14, 17, 19, 30, 32 Adult males in 1991: M 8, 16, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 31 - 8, 24, 26 have since died <1996 Young adult males in 1996: M 3, 7, 15, 16, 23 F32 died i...
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Subject:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
Release in Pilanesberg NP. Range sizes seem to depend on age and sex. Range size was estimated from the area enclosing most sightings, i.e. excluding those outside the usual range of the rhino. Also hills judged to be unusable (too steep, or without the normal food plants) were excluded from h...
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Location:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
1996 June, 9 black rhino translocated from Pilanesberg
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
Translocations started in 1981, occurred in stages and involved 24 animals in total. In June 1996, 9 black rhino were translocated to Madikwe GR. 1981, 7 arrived from Hluhluwe/Umfolozi 1982, 4 arrived from H/U 1983, 8 arrived rom H/U 1989, 5 arrived from Mkuzi - 3 males, 2 females; the 3 mal...
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Location:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
1983, 19 had been introduced from Hluhluwe/Umfolozi
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Location:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Translocation - Methods
Black Rhino
Release in Pilanesberg NP - Diceros bicornis. It was noted in 1981-83, that the rhinos released without on-site boma keeping were highly disturbed, which increased the rate of these new animals encountering and fighting previously introduced rhino.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
- release in Pilanesberg NP. The experience from Pilanesberg suggests that there is a limit to the number of males an area can carry.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
1989, 5 came from Mkuzi, 3 males died, 2 females survived.
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Reproduction
Black Rhino
Release in Pilanesberg NP. Male black rhino seem to mature socially later than females. In Pilanesberg, female calves become independent of their mothers at a younger age than males: average for female young 2 yrs 1 mo 4 females average for male young 3 yrs 7 males ...
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