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Title: Nepal's rhino - one of the greatest conservation success stories
Author(s): Martin, E.B.; Vigne, L.
Year published: 1995
Journal: Pachyderm
Volume: 20
Pages: 10-26, figs. 1-3, pls. 1-8, tables 1-11
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
December, a rhino was found injured. For 4 days 20,000 visitors came to see it, many of whom anointed its skin with vermillion powder, burnt incense sticks and offered fruit for the animal's well-being. Some spectators cursed the poachers, many prayed for its recovery. When the rhino died, the...
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
Poaching deterrents. 1. Good patrol work by army 2. Good intelligence systems. Until late 1970s, the King gave rewards of up to $400 for information leading to the arrest of poachers. An intelligence system was set up in 1984 but terminated in 1988 due to government cut-backs and difficulty o...
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
Before 1990, all horns and nail from dead rhino went to King's Palace, Kathmandu. After 1990, all parts are kept locked up in Kasara in the centre of the Park, or in Tikauli if they are found outside the park. On 1.1.1994 Kasala store had 30 horns, Tikauli store had 18 of total weight of 15 kg.
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
Punishment to poachers. 1993 April, punishment for rhino poaching was increased from 5 years in jail and/or 15,000 rupee ($326) fine, to maximum 15 years in jail and a 100,000 rupee ($2174) fine.
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
Gazetted as Wildlife Reserve.
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
First rhinos translocated from Chitwan. The forest guards patrol outside the park, the army inside the park. There are two army companies, 250 men each, in the west and in the east, of which 175 men in each compnay are available at any time. The Parks Department maintains one anti-poaching uni...
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Value - Related to Horn
Indian Rhino
In 1993 five fake horns made of buffalo and cow horn were intercepted in Chitwan and Nawalparasi Dts., along with their maker who lived in Gorkha Dt. He had sold them to five people at NRS 1,000 ($22) each; all the people involved were arrested as it is illegal to buy and sell fake rhino horns b...
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
Gazetted as National Park. A special ?Rhino Patrol' or ?Gainda Gasti' was established under the Forest Department to protect rhinos wandering outside the park. There were about 150 guards until Dec 1993.
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
The King stationed units of Nepali Royal Army (one company) inside the Park to enable staff to concentrate on park management.
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Location:
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
Army contingent increased to three companies.
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