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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan |
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Distribution - Records |
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White Rhino |
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AfRSG report. Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to the last remaining confirmed population of northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). The AfRSG's, Dr Kes Hillman Smith has recently reported that field patrols are continuing, and that levels of poaching in the Park have declined to approximately a third of levels in the last quarter of 1998 and first quarter of 1999. The guards are also reporting seeing rhino frequently which is encouraging because foot patrols are the least efficient way to find white rhino in the Park. While this new s is encouraging, with only 25 or fewer animals remaining, the situation is still critical.
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African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG)
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