Bere, R.M., 1966. Wild animals in an African national park. London, Andre Deutsch, pp. 1-96
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda |
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Distribution - Records |
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White Rhino |
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The only white rhinos in Uganda live in a small area in the north-west of the country where, a few years ago, there were three or four hundred. But these peaceful, inoffensive creatures are an easy prey for poachers. They kill them for the horn, which people in India and China believe produces a potent medicine. By 1961 so many had been killed that there were less than one hundred left.
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Wild animals in an African national park
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