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Reference Base The Javan rhinos, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, of Ca... |
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The Javan rhinos, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, of Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam: current status and management implications |
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Polet, G.; Tran Van Mui; Nguyen Xuan Dang; Bui Huu Manh; Baltzer, M. |
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1999 |
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Pachyderm |
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27 |
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34-48, figs. 1-2, photos 1-7, tables 1-4 |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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Santiapillai et al. (1993) report tracks only in Lam Dong province and an animal which crossed the river into Song Be province. By that time the rhinos of Dong Nai province may have permanently retreated into Lam Dong province, ranging throughout the 35,000 ha Cat Loc area. |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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In 1988 a hunter shot a female rhino near the Dong Nai River in Cat Tien District. Rhinos were a protected species by Vietnamese law already at that time and thus the hunter was arrested after he tried to sell the horn and skin on the market (Schaller et al., 1990). This incident renewed the at... |
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Asia - East Asia - Indochina
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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Haryono et al. (1993) report that one rhino was killed in Song Be province in 1991 and two rhino horns were offered for sale in Ho Chi Minh City in 1992. The data on which this report was made is, however, unclear. Also, authorities cannot confirm these incidents; it seems there are no official... |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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Cat Tien National Park is famous for its Javan rhino population, the only one known on mainland Asia. Apart from this population, one other Javan rhino population is known to exist in Ujong Kulon National Park, Java, Indonesia. The two populations are recognised as being two different subspecie... |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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In 1988 a hunter shot a female rhino near the Dong Nai River in Cat Tien District. Rhinos were a protected species by Vietnamese law already at that time and thus the hunter was arrested after he tried to sell the horn and skin on the market (Schaller et al., 1990). This incident renewed the at... |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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Old Vietnamese and French reports indicate that the Javan rhino was once common in Vietnam. Early this century the Javan rhino was to be found in the northwestern and southwestern parts of Vietnam (see Figure 2).
In the 1960s it was feared that the Javan Rhino had become extinct in Vietnam and ... |
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Names in vernacular
Javan Rhino
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Vietnamese Rhinoceros |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
Morphology - Horn
Javan Rhino
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Vietnam. Griffiths (1992) recognising 31 individual Javan rhinos in Ujong Kulon, 60% of which the sex was known, notes that all individuals confirmed to be male have a horn, while all individiials confirmed to be female have no horn. Amman (1985) concludes that female Javan rhinos in Ujong Kulo... |
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World
Morphology - Horn
Javan Rhino
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The rhino on Photo 4 (rhino 4) has its mouth wide open. A large incisor in the lower jaw is clearly visible. Van Strien (pers. comm.) believes that having large incisors is typical for male Javan rhinos. |
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