 Reference Base  A note on the position of rhinoceros in the Union of Burm... |
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Tun Yin, U, 1954. A note on the position of rhinoceros in the Union of Burma (1953). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 52 (1): 83-87
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma) |
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Distribution - Records |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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The Divisional forest Officer, Mong Mit Division, visited the sanctuary in April 1948. He did not actually see one, but came across fresh tracks of rhino and also a month-old spoor of a cow rhino with a calf. The Range Officer saw a rhino in a mud wallow in May 1948. The DFO came to the conclusion that `despite poaching there are 4-5 thinos in the Mong Mit sector of the sanctuary.'
The Range Officer (Thabeitkyin) reported in 1950-1951 one male, one cow and a calf rhino in Katha East (Burma) sector. In 1952 Tun Yin learned that three of these rare animals had been shot in the Sanctuary, one under a special license issued to the Mahadevi of Mong Mit for medicinal purposes, and two illicitly by Shan hunters.
If any Dicerorhinus sumatrensis still exist, there cannot be more than 2-3 animals.
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