 Reference Base  The Javan rhinos, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, of Ca... |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam |
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Distribution - Records |
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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 attention of the Vietnamese and international scientific and conservation communities for the rhinos of Vietnam. Moreover, the incident proved that rhinos were still surviving in Vietnam. Schaller et al. (1990) provide an overview of rhino sightings and killings during the late 1970s and 1980s. These are all from the Dong Nai river area, where Dong Nai, Lam Dong, Song Be (now divided in Song Be and Binh Phuoc) and Dac Lac province border one another.
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