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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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On the other hand, Taiwan, which was the largest importer of rhino horn in the late 1980s, is now moving ahead with a government plan to shut down the internal sales of rhino products. In June 1989, new legislation was introduced which made it compulsory to register all protected species and their parts. The registration period was extended to the end of November 1990 for rhino horn, but it is not yet complete. Nevertheless, preliminary information shows that a minimum of 1,415 kilos of horn and powdered horn have been registered on the island. As expected, over half of Taiwan's rhino horn stocks were registered in three places: Taipei (99 individuals or companies who registered 439 kilos), Taipei County (83 registrants with 126 kilos) and Kaohsiung (16 registrants possessing 195 kilos of horn). The government plan is to allow those companies or individuals who officially recorded their rhino horn stocks to continue to sell them for about three years following registration
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