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Reference Base  Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam: a brief description... |
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Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam: a brief description and report on the census of large animals (March 1972) |
| Author(s): |
Lahan, P.; Sonowal, R.N. |
| Year published: |
1973 |
| Journal: |
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society |
| Volume: |
70 (2) |
| Pages: |
245-278, tables 1-6 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
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| Poached in 1965, 18 (14/4). |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| 1969, With passing of Assam National Park Act of 1968 and obtaining the assent of the President of India on 29 April 1969, it is now proposed to convert into National Park. Preliminary notification have been published, No. FOR/WL/722/45 dated 23 Sep 1969. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, situated partly in civil district of Sibsagar and partly under Nowgong District, Assam, 90.5 and 93.40 E, 26.30 and 26.45 N, in the flood plain of the Brahmaputra at the foot of Mikir Hills south of National Highway 37. The area has been formed by the deep alluvial... |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Ecology - Population
Indian Rhino
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| From the figures for the last seven years the average mortality of rhinos is 30 annually which is 4.6 % of the total rhinos counted during this year. On the basis of these figures the annual rate of growth of rhino population in Kaziranga comes to 37 which is 5.6 % of the population. Approximate... |
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Ecology - Population
Indian Rhino
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| In a population of 658 rhinos there were 67 adult females with. calves less than one year old. That is 10.2 % of the total population were calves less than one year old representing the annual rate of calving. Again out of 188 adult females 67 were with calves. That is 35.6 % of the total adul... |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Ecology - Population
Indian Rhino
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| Thus it is seen that in Baguri block there is 1 rhino in every 55 acres against 1 rhino in every 142.2 acres for the whole sanctuary. The nature of vegetation and availability of fodder grasses in the remaining parts of the Sanctuary have no appreciable difference with that of Baguri block. The... |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Ecology - Population
Indian Rhino
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| Out of the total count of 658 rhinos 472 were classified into males and females.
Of the entire adult population of 391 rhinos, 203 males and 188 females (including the 67 mothers). The sex ratio in the adult population thus works out to 100 males for 92 females.
In case of 81 young rhinos o... |
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Reproduction
Indian Rhino
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| Kaziranga. Female give birth after every 3 to 4 years. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| 1973, India, IRS 10.000 per kg on government auction |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| 1973, Kaziranga, During 1973 census one rhino horn weighing 1.139 kg was receovered, which has a value of about IRS 11,000 |
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