 | Rabinowitz, A.; Schaller, G.B.; Uga, U. 1995 A survey to assess the status of the Sumatran rhinoceros and other large mammal species in Tamanthi wildlife sanctuary, Myanmar. Oryx 29 (2): 123-128, fig. 1, table 1 |
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| Rabinowitz, A.; Schaller, G.B.; Uga, U. 1995 A survey to assess the status of the Sumatran rhinoceros and other large mammal species in Tamanthi wildlife sanctuary, Myanmar. Oryx 29 (2): 123-128, fig. 1, table 1 |
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Wildlife Protection Ordinance of 1958 protects rhino. |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1994 On the horns of a dilemma. Wildlife Conservation 97 (5): 32-39, figs. 1-6 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| If rhinos range widely, as is currently believed, it is probably due more to hunting pressures than to ecological needs. |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1994 On the horns of a dilemma. Wildlife Conservation 97 (5): 32-39, figs. 1-6 |
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Black Rhino
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| The best way to accurately determine Sumatran rhino densities is extensive patrolling of a single, large study site over a long period of time. Only short time available. Unpredictable weather presented the biggest problem. The ground had to be wet enough so that we could find clear footprints... |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1994 On the horns of a dilemma. Wildlife Conservation 97 (5): 32-39, figs. 1-6 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| When rhinos use an area, they create wide and obvious 'highways' along ridges and waterways, often with distinctive scrape marks and dung deposits. They follow these well established paths repeatedly and over long distances. As rhinos travel, they spend time feeding on leaves, stems and twigs, ... |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1994 On the horns of a dilemma. Wildlife Conservation 97 (5): 32-39, figs. 1-6 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| A high-pitched squeal put me on guard as the rhino turned his head in my direction. It was a strange, almost childlike sound coming from such a large animal. |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1994 On the horns of a dilemma. Wildlife Conservation 97 (5): 32-39, figs. 1-6 |
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| Rhinos also use salt licks and mineral springs, which are often located close to waterways where the soft ground allows easy identification. |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1994 On the horns of a dilemma. Wildlife Conservation 97 (5): 32-39, figs. 1-6 |
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Sumatran Rhino
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| Another distinctive trait is the habit of taking mud baths several times a day. Where they travel regularly, rhinos make wallows, or depressions in the soil, that often take on the shape of the animal. These wallows are filled with a clay 'broth' that covers the rhino's body with a layer of mud... |
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| Khan, M. 1989 Asian Rhinos: an action plan for their conservation. Gland, IUCN, pp. i-iv, 1-23 |
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| 5-15, area 600 km? , protection proposed. |
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| Khan, M. 1989 Asian Rhinos: an action plan for their conservation. Gland, IUCN, pp. i-iv, 1-23 |
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| Recently it was discovered that a small group survives in the upper Limbang catchment in Sarawak. |
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