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Dollman, J.G., 1937. Mammals which have recently become extinct in British North Borneo. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 30: 67-74
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Asia |
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Distribution - Reasons for decline |
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Javan Rhino |
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The reason of this great scarcity is not difficult to ascertain. The horns of this and other species of rhinoceros are practically worth their weight in gold to the natives, who poach them, rhinoceros horn being used for medicinal purposes of a quack nature in the Far East. So much so is this the case that not only are all the Asiatic species on the wane because of this strange practice, but the demand for the horn has even affected the market price of African rhino horn. The great Indian rhinoceros has suffered almost as much as the Javan species and is now restricted in its distribution to a comparatively small area in Nepal and possibly Assam. In this animal the horn as a rule is little longer than that of the Javan species, but in the record specimen in the British Museum collection the length is as much as 24 inches.
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