 Reference Base  On the status of the Great Indian rhinoceros (R unicornis... |
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Stracey, P.D., 1957. On the status of the Great Indian rhinoceros (R unicornis) in Nepal. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 54 (3): 763-766, map 1
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal |
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Distribution - Records |
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Indian Rhino |
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The effective rhino area today is approximately 200 square miles north of the Churia ranges, with another 200 square miles to the south of these hills - a strip 4 miles wide and 50 miles long - from Bhiknathori on the east to Tribeni, the junction-point of the Rapti and Naraini rivers, on the west. The habitat consists partly of tree-forest both sal and miscellaneous deciduous, and partly of grassland both low-lying and swampy, interspersed with cultivation, the best area being to the north of the Churia ranges from Jhowani to Bharatpur. West of the Naraini, in what is known as the Nawalpur area, there is another 100 square miles which contains rhino. Thus there are some 500 square miles gross, 400 to the east of the Naraini and 100 to the west of that river, which together form the main home of the Nepal rhino. There are said to be a few rhinos scattered in the Kosi area to the east.
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