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Reference Base  Die Verbreitung und der Bestand des zentralafrikanischen ... |
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Die Verbreitung und der Bestand des zentralafrikanischen Breitmaulnashorns, Ceratotherium simum cottoni (Lydekker, 1908) |
| Author(s): |
Schomber, H.W. |
| Year published: |
1966 |
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Saugetierkundliche Mitteilungen |
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14 |
| Pages: |
214-227, figs. 1-4, tables 1-12 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| The numbers have increased much during the past ten years. What has been the effect of the political insecurities of the past three years is unknown. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| It appears that in recent historic times the white rhino occurred north of the Uel? River up to the Mbomou, the river on the border with CAR. Verschuren (1958) believes that it became recently extinct on the Mbomou and Mahai. Christy (cf. Shortridge 1934) saw it often on the Mbomou in 1916. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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White Rhino
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| Locality on map: Between Mesbra er Req and Deim-Zubeir - Arfac, 1907, p. 614 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| The reserves of Mount Kei and Mount Otze are ecologically unsuitable. Although they are often mentioned as rhino protection areas, the map published in 1961 by the `Directorate of Overseas Surveys' gives them as `Game Controlled Areas'. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| White Rhino recorded from Rhino Camp, by Churchill in 1908, cf. Heller 1913. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| Since 1949 the numbers increased. Ionides (1953) says that the numbers in Mount Kei and Mount Otze reserves increased. In 1958, Heppes estimated a substantial increase since 1949 to 190 animals. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| White Rhino recorded from Dufile, in 1925, cf Shortrdige 1934: 426 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| The Inde White Rhinoceros Sanctuary, mentioned by Hayes (1964), has an uncertain official status. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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White Rhino
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| In March 1961, 10 white rhino were captured in the Madi District and released in the Murchison Falls NP east of the Nile, in a region where they never occurred in historic times. Here the animals are well guarded and enjoy suitable protection. Of the 10 animals released, there were 8 still aliv... |
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