 Reference Base  The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus Desm.) census in Uj... |
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Sadjudin, H.R., 1987. The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus Desm.) census in Ujung Kulon National Park. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 16-26, figs. 1-2, tables 1-3
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java |
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Distribution - Status |
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Javan Rhino |
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Census 14-18 April 1984, carried out by 47 field workers,including 11 students from the Fakultas Biologi, Universitas nasional, Jakarta, along 11 trails in the area where the rhino was known to be present. Only footprints found along the trails were noted. The trails were set in a North-South direction, but topography precluded a systematic survey of the whole area. The fieldworkers recorded the measurements of the footprints, noted their direction, and estimated the `age' of the print. They also recoprded other rhino signs, like presence of mud holes, rhino wallows, remnants of food, droppings and urine. It was assumed that all footprints of the same measurement and foiund occurring in the same direction belonged to the same individual.
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