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Reference Base  Botswana opens new sanctuary, relocates four white rhinos |
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Botswana opens new sanctuary, relocates four white rhinos |
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Anonymous |
| Year published: |
1993 |
| Journal: |
Newsletter Okavango Wildlife Society |
| Volume: |
1993 (2) |
| Pages: |
16 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| In mid-February 1993 officials of the Natal Parks Board captured and relocated 4 white rhino from Chobe NP to the newly established Khama Rhino Sanctuary in Serowe, but one died from bullet wounds sustained prior to its capture. The three remaining are a mature cow, her 9-months old calf and a 3... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Distribution - Poaching
White Rhino
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| Two other white rhino were poached in Chobe during February 1993. A total of 12 rhinos have reportedly been killed in the area since November 1972. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| During the 1960's and 1970's, the Natal Parks Board helped to reintroduce white rhino into Chobe, where they had not been seen since 1890. More than 50 white rhino were released into the park during that time. In 1981, a population of nearly 100 was estimated, but a 1991 survey revealed that on... |
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