Reference Base Rhinoceros sondaicus: the Javan or lesser one-horned rhin... |
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Loch, C.W., 1937. Rhinoceros sondaicus: the Javan or lesser one-horned rhinoceros and its geographical distribution. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 15 (2): 130-149, pls. 3-4, table 1
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Asia - South East Asia - Thailand |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
Info from Mr. William W. Fegan of the `Bangkok Sport and Gossip' (1933). I may state that both the one-horned and two-horned rhinoceros (R. sondaicus and R. sumatrensis) are to be found in Siam but, owing to the hunting by the hill tribes both are now extremely rare, so much so that some five years ago the killing of them was prohibited by the government. Their extermination was mainly due to the Chinese for their horns for medicinal purposes, the said horns being probably worth their weight in gold to-day. There has for many years been a special customs duty on them.
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