 Reference Base  Rhino poaching in Namibia from 1980 to 1990 and the illeg... |
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Martin, E.B., 1993. Rhino poaching in Namibia from 1980 to 1990 and the illegal trade in the horn. Pachyderm 17: 39-51, figs. 1-5, tables 1-5
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From Sumatra. The other main area in Asia where rhinos are being poached extensively is Sumatra. There are approximately 600 Sumatran rhinos on the island. Raleigh Blouch, who carried out fieldwork there in the early and middle 1980s, estimated that a minimum of 10 to 20 rhinos were killed each year during this period . Other experts, such as Francesco Nardelli, believe that the true figure is substantially higher . Most of this horn was being sent to Singapore which is still the world's main market for Sumatran horn. In December 1990, of the ten medicine shops found selling rhino horn in the city, six of these sold Sumatran horn. In a previous study, in 1986, of the 13 medicine shops found selling rhino products, eight offered Sumatran horn. Singapore is also the main end market for nails and hide from the Sumatran rhino. In December 1990, at least four of the six medicine shops with hide sold that from the Sumatran species, while at least four of seven pharmacies with nails sold those from this very rare animal.
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