 Reference Base  Report to the Government of Botswana on an ecological sur... |
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Child, G., 1968. Report to the Government of Botswana on an ecological survey of Northeastern Botswana. Rome, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, no. TA 2563, pp. 1-160
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
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The extent to which rhino numbers have declined during recent years is borne out by the recollections of several old bushmen, one of whom in particular could remember seeing something like 50 different animals around the foot of the Goha hills when he lived there during his youth (probably about 40 years ago). It is, however, possible that rhino are more numerous than the few recent observations suggest, as they are all from remote unpopulated areas, but if the present relic population is to survive then it will require special protection.
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