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Reference Base  Nepal's rhino - one of the greatest conservation success ... |
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| Title: |
Nepal's rhino - one of the greatest conservation success stories |
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Martin, E.B.; Vigne, L. |
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1995 |
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Pachyderm |
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20 |
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10-26, figs. 1-3, pls. 1-8, tables 1-11 |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| Army contingent increased to whole battallion, 800 men, under a Lieutenant Colonel. Due to leave and traing, 550 men work at any one time. They are divided in 5 companies stationed at 30 posts inside the park. They carry .762 self-loading rifles. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| Pronounced a World Heritage Site. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
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| Pit-diggers make large rectangular pits at night on a rhino's path. In 1990, in Chitwan NP over 50 pits were known to be dug, but only 14 animals were caught.
Poisoning attempted by placing poison in maize and pumpkins. After eating this food, the rhino can take up to 5 hours to die, and often... |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| Rhino damage around the park. Less severe than in Chitwan. 1989-1992, four villagers were injured, 1993 two were killed by rhino. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Culture - Countries
Indian Rhino
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| Bhaktapur, Nepal - stone rhinos
At Bhaktapur near Kathmandu, two rhinos can be seen which were carved from stone several hundred years ago. (with photo by EB Martin) |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| covering an area of 932 km2.. About 23 % is grassland, 70 % sal (Shorea robusta) forest, 7 % riverine forest. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| Realisation that only 300 rhinos remained and there had been a 70 % reduction in forest. His Majesty's Government of Nepal created a deer park in part of the Chitwan valley. Poaching and habitat loss continued. |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| 1. Rhino population lives 7% outside the park boundaries. Old rhinos tend to wander out of the park to eat rice. Wild animals destroy 13.2 % of the crop each year. No compensation is paid.
2. Rhinos are dangerous to people. In 1993 one person was killed outside the park, 5 illegal grass cutt... |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Distribution - Records
Indian Rhino
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| The Rana ruling family, Nepal's hereditary prime ministers, was overthrown. In Chitwan, many rhinos were shot dead illegally afterwards by Nepalese and Indians. Horns were sold in India. There was also massive human settlement due to a malaria eradication scheme and over half the area became a... |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
Ecology - Interspecific Relations
Indian Rhino
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Number of rhinos killed by tiger in and around Chitwan
Inside Park Outside Park
1973 2 1980 0 1987 1 1973 0 1980 1 1987 0
1974 1 1981 0 1988 1 1974 0 1981 0 1988 0
1975 0 1982 0 1989 2 1975 1 1982 0 1989 0
1976 0 1... |
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