 Reference Base  Conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros in Sabah, Malaysia |
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Andau, P.M., 1987. Conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros in Sabah, Malaysia. Rimba Indonesia 21 (1): 39-47, fig. 3
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sarawak |
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Ecology - Census Methods |
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Sumatran Rhino |
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The method entails the involvement of as many personnel as possible in the search for footprints of rhinos within a predetermined area and in accordance with a predetermined schedule of routes and times. Personnel enter the survey area in groups of four and work from a series of work camps in sub-groups of two. Survey routes cover streams and ridge tops wherever possible, and are spaced on an average, at about 2 km apart. All evidence of rhinos is recorded, in particular measurements of fresh footprints. The data are used to calculate the minimum number of animals present in the survey area. Methods are similar to those used by rhino researchers in Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.
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