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Reference Base  Report on a survey of the rhinoceros areas of Nepal, Marc... |
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Report on a survey of the rhinoceros areas of Nepal, March and April 1959 |
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Gee, E.P. |
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1959 |
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Oryx |
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5 (2) |
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53-85, pls. 1-13, maps 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Maps
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| rhino areas. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
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| either static or improving. |
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| poaching probably at its peak |
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| It would be safe to say that about 100 years ago rhinoceros were found all along the southern border of Nepal. Since 1930 they have been confined to the Chitawan area. |
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| The habits of the rhino of Nepal have been affected by two main factors. Firstly, rhino have been shot for sport as well as by poachers for a very long time, if not since time immemorial. Secondly, they have been pushed further and further back from their habitat and feeding grounds, particular... |
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| A special department of armed men to protect the wildlife has existed for many years. In 1957 it ocnsisted of 1 Commander (Captain), 1 Assistant (Lieutenant), 4 Subedars, 24 havildars, 122 Rhino Guards.
It is surprising that more rhino are not shot by poachers. The officers in charge possess no... |
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| From observation obtained in Katmandu it appears that the last rhino in the Morang Dt. of SE Nepal was shot at the turn of present century. |
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| Last rhino in the area immediately east of Chitawan was killed in 1927. |
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| It will be noticed that the distribution of rhinoceros when I was there, the dry season of March and April when the burnt-off grassy areas were beginning to appear green with young shoots, was almost entirely in'or very near the riverain tracts. This was not so much due to scarcity of water and ... |
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