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Reference Base  A survey to assess the status of the Sumatran rhinoceros ... |
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| Title: |
A survey to assess the status of the Sumatran rhinoceros and other large mammal species in Tamanthi wildlife sanctuary, Myanmar |
| Author(s): |
Rabinowitz, A.; Schaller, G.B.; Uga, U. |
| Year published: |
1995 |
| Journal: |
Oryx |
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29 (2) |
| Pages: |
123-128, fig. 1, table 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| 11-13, cf. Harrisson 1965 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| Surveys by Wildlife dept. between 1980 and 1991 indicated minimum 3-7 rhinos, with steady declines in rhino signs between 1982 and 1991. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| nearly extinct, cf. Harrisson. Countries as Singapore continued to obtain rhino horn from Borneo |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| relatively common, cf. Mj?berg 1930 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| relatively common, cf. Weedon 1906 |
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Asia - East Asia - China
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| The use and trade in rhino horn is recorded from China as early as 2600 BC. But what was once a familiar animal throughout much of China was already considered a rarity `by the time of the ages of illuminated books' [Schafer 1963]. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| 5, cf. Harrisson 1965 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| 15-30, cf. Davies & Payne 1982 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sarawak
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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| 2, cf. Harrisson 1965 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Sabah
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
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| Of two new rhinos captured since 1992, both in the forests of an area proposed for protection along the Kinabatangan River, one died in captivity under the care of a foreign veterinarian sponsored by the United Nations Development Program and another was radio-collared by the Program's wildlife s... |
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