 Reference Base  The square-lipped rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lyd... |
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Foster, J.B., 1967. The square-lipped rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker)) in Uganda. East African Wildlife Journal 5: 167-171, fig. 1
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda |
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Distribution - Status |
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White Rhino |
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The few dozen rhino in the area not protected by the Reserve were under such severe poaching pressure that an attempt was made to move some of the animals east of the Nile to the safety of Murchison Falls National Park. This was accomplished in two operations, the first in March, 1961, from which six rhino are still surviving, and the second in June, 1964, which introduced another six. The total number of square-lipped rhino now in the Park is 12, of which three are adult females and four are immature females (Savidge, 1964). Recently a calf has been born.
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