 | Foose, T.J. 1997 The saga of the northern white rhino in the wild. EAZA News 1997 October-December: 26-27, maps 1-2 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| There are recurrent reports (or rumors) that some Northern white may survive in Sudan. |
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| Vigne, L.; Martin, E.B. 1997 Coming into line. Swara 20 (5): 15-16, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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| In Khartoum, traders still occasionally receive new rhino horn, and it is possible that a few remnant rhinos may survive in the civil war-torn south of the country. |
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| Vigne, L.; Martin, E.B. 1997 Coming into line. Swara 20 (5): 15-16, fig. 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| Three white rhino have not been seen since 1992, presumably poached, and two more were poached and their horns taken in 1996. |
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| Foose, T.J. 1997 The saga of the northern white rhino in the wild. EAZA News 1997 October-December: 26-27, maps 1-2 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| early 1996 2 rhino lost to poachers |
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| Brooks, M. 1997 Chairman's report: African Rhino Specialist Group. Pachyderm 24: 11-13 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| The situation remains extremely serious, with poachers having moved into the rhino's core area, and a number of carcases and horns having been found. Only about 20 rhinos may remain, a more accurate estimate of the number surviving will be available later. |
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| Rhino & Elephant Foundation 1996 Survey: rhinos on private land. REF News no. 14: 2-3 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| According to Dr Martin Brooks, Chairman of the IUCN's African Rhino Specialist Group, Garamba National Park in Zaire is home to the last remaining wild population of which there are only 29. |
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| Rhino & Elephant Foundation 1996 Survey: rhinos on private land. REF News no. 14: 2-3 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| The twelve year civil war in Sudan, Africa's largest country, has destroyed much of Sudan's wildlife and now threatens to have a similar impact on neighbouring Zaire. The threat of poaching in Garamba National Park - a 4 864 sq-km UNESCO World Heritage Site that is home to the last known norther... |
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| Anonymous 1996 Poaching escalates in Garamba National Park. Africa Environment and Wildlife 4 (5): 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| Threat of poaching increased following the capture of Maridi by the Sudan's People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in 1991 and the subsequent influx of refugees to Zaire. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates that 60.000 refugees are in the area to the west of the park, with... |
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| Anonymous 1996 Poaching escalates in Garamba National Park. Africa Environment and Wildlife 4 (5): 1 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| 4864 sq km UNESCO World Heritage Site. |
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| Foose, T.J. 1995 Rhinoceros Global Captive Action Plan (GCAP) & global animal survival plans (GASPs). Around the Horn 3 (1): 3-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| 1994, Feb, 32 |
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