 | Christopher, S.K. 2017 Lagos, Nigeria: a snapshot survey of the illegal ivory market. Traffic Bulletin 31 (1): 26-34 |
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| Trense, W. 1989 The big game of the world. Hamburg and Berlin, Paul Parey, pp. 1-413 |
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Names in vernacular
Black Rhino
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| Karkanda |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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African Rhino Species
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| very rare or perhaps extinct. |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Black Rhino
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| Inhabitants of dry wooded savannas which have good cover and many shrubs. In Cameroun, they prefer rocky hilly savanna country with Terminalia laxiflora and Combretum trees, and Anogeissus riverine forrest (Bosch 1976; Stark and Witt 1977). |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Black Rhino
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| Range prior to 1900 is unknown. There are a few reports of their occurrence, but only one difinite locality report dating from 1911. It is possible that they may have extended right across northern Nigeria. On a map, Rosevear (1953) indicated their occurrence in three areas between Yola, maidu... |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Black Rhino
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| Hayward (1932) recorded rhinos from the junction of Bornu, Adamawa and Bauchi Provinces. These old records show that black rhino were widespread but local and uncommon throughout NE Nigeria in the early years of this century, but now it is most unlikely that any rhinos permanently reside in Nige... |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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| Specimen in British Museum from Dumgo (=? Dumga). |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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African Rhino Species
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| Collier (1940) confirmed that few rhino lived near the Gongola River and that once they were found north of Ogoja, which is much further south and west than other records. |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Africa - Western Africa - Nigeria
Distribution - Records
African Rhino Species
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| Collier (1940) confirmed that few rhino lived near the Gongola River and that once they were found north of Ogoja, which is much further south and west than other records. |
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| Happold, D.C.D. 1987 The mammals of Nigeria. Oxford, Clarendon Press, pp. i-xvii, 1-402 |
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Africa - Western Africa - Nigeria
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Hayward (1932) recorded rhinos from the junction of Bornu, Adamawa and Bauchi Provinces. These old records show that black rhino were widespread but local and uncommon throughout NE Nigeria in the early years of this century, but now it is most unlikely that any rhinos permanently reside in Nige... |
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