 Reference Base  Distribution of Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros ... |
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Choudhury, A., 1985. Distribution of Indian one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). Tiger Paper 12 (2): 25-30, maps 1-2
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Behaviour - Daily Routine |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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With map of this trek. On January 23, 1984 the author saw a female rhino near Nagarbera village (about 100 km. west of Gauhati). This rhino is believed to have left Pabitara Wildlife Sanctuary towards the end of December 1983 along with a male. Subsequently the male was killed and the female wounded by a poacher. On January 2, 1984, the female suddenly appeared in a village called Bahpara near Nalbari, about 70 km northwest of Pabitara. From Balipara the forest department personnel followed its movements as it travelled in a south-westerly direction and crossed the Brahmaputra river to reach Sontali village (January 11), and then moved further south and west until it reached Mandira, a grazing reserve on January 14. On January 17 it appeared in Pijupara village, near Nagarbera. It stayed for several days in Pijupara and then moved west up to Goalpara, where it was ultimately captured in mid-March 1984 and flown to Dudhwa National Park under a translocation programme. During its long trek the forest department personnel tried to drive the animal towards Kurva or Pabitara, but in vain. All along its route to Goalpara, the rhino was troubled by villagers, which ultimately led to the deaths of 3 persons, besides injuring a few others. This is a fine study of rhino movement as most of its trek was monitored. The animal travelled for about 3 months, in the course of which it nearly 200 kms. Had it not been captured for Dudhwa, more new facts on the movement of rhino could have been learned.
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