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Threatened species of rhinoceros in tropical S.E. Asia |
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Schaurte, W.T. |
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1968 |
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pp. 284-293 |
| Reference From: | Talbot, L.M. et al. 1968 Conservation in Tropical South East Asia. Gland, IUCN Publications, N.S. vol. 10 |
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Taxonomy - Evolution
All Rhino Species
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| It should be pointed out that although the African rhinos are relatively young compared with the Asian ones, all rhinoceroses can be traced far back into the Tertiary, the Great Indian and Javan to the Upper Pliocene (approximately 5 to 7 million years B. C.), and the Sumatran rhino, even to the ... |
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Distribution - Reasons for decline
Asian Rhino Species
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| Poaching. Poaching still goes on to a very large extent! There is a tendency for people to think that poaching is an insurmountable problem. It is, of course, nothing of the kind, for good management on the part of conservation personnel together with the encouragement they deserve from higher... |
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All Rhino Species
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| The most appalling drain on the Asiatic rhino population has come through the wanton killing of the animal for its horn, believed by the Chinese and other Asiatic populations to have powerful aphrodisiac properties. The amount of money received for one horn can be more than a lifetime's normal w... |
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Threatened species of rhinoceros in tropical S.E. Asia
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