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Asia - South East Asia - Thailand |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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Chantaburi Province. In January 1974, rhino footprints were found at Khao Soi Dao reserve in south-east Thailand. Forest Department personnel made a plaster cast of the footprint which was 21 to 23 cm wide, within the size range of Sumatran rhino. No more tracks have been reported, but old wallows have been found. An American Peace Corps volunteer is now stationed at the reserve to conduct surveys, and, it is hoped, collect more information. Until recently Khao Soi Dao was part of a continuous area of rain forest extending eastward to the Cardamom and Elephant Mountains of southern Cambodia. Now, as a result of forest clearance and fruit growing, it is a large 'island' of forest in a sea of cultivittion. Satellite imagery shows that the Cardamom rain forest is still continuous.
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Rhinos in Thailand
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