 Reference Base  Report: Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA... |
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Distribution - Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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Working group of R. Sukumar, R.C. Lacy, J.A. Santosh, S.Molur, A.Tajuddin, R.K. Sinha, U.S.Seal: Rhino numbers have not indreased much during the past few decades, indicating that the population is very close to the carrying capacity, which is estimated at 20, and that growth rate is less than 1% per year. This is potentially subject to severe inbreeding. The Gorumara population will require intensive management and frequent supplementation to survive demographic, stochastic and potential inbreeding depressions from genetic drift.
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