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Title: |
New parks and reserves in Nepal |
Author(s): |
Bolton, M. |
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1977 |
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Oryx |
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13 (5) |
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473-479, figs. 1-3, map 1 |
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Location:
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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250-300 |
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Location:
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
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A high priority was to stop poaching. The Nepalese park warden and an expatriate regional warden supported by FAO devised a system of reqards to informers and patrols by park guards which proved so effective that only a single case of rhino poaching has been recorded in the last two years. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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Royal Chitwan National Park was established under the 1973 National Parks and Wildlife Protection Act. It covers 210 sq. miles. |
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