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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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Location: Asia - East Asia - China
Subject: Distribution - Records
Species: Asian Rhino Species


Original text on this topic:
The use and trade in rhino horn is recorded from China as early as 2600 BC. But what was once a familiar animal throughout much of China was already considered a rarity `by the time of the ages of illuminated books' [Schafer 1963].

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