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| Title: |
The black rhinoceros in Zambia |
| Author(s): |
Ansell, W.F.H. |
| Year published: |
1969 |
| Journal: |
Oryx |
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10 (3) |
| Pages: |
176-192, 1 map, tables 1-2 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Map of former and present distribution [same in reprint in Black Lechwe, 1973, but showing the gridlines numbers] |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The Luano valley comprises the lower course of the Lunsemfwa river, and the valley of its tributary, the Lukusashi river, joins it 20 miles above its confluence with the Luangwa. Rhinoceros still occur there and occasionally wander to the adjacent platea |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The Luangwa valley has always been the main stronghold of rhinoceros in Zambia and remains so today. Records are so numerous it would be pointless to list them. They still occur at least as far north as the Kaunga stream, about 10.35' S., and southwards |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis must have occurred throughout Zambia, both on the plateaus and in the low-lying Luangwa, Luano and middle Zambezi valleys. It may always have been absent from the limited montane areas of the extreme north-east. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The only recent records from the Central Province plateau, except those already noted from Mumbwa District, are of wanderers from the Luano Valley. In 1958 one such animal was shot near Broken Hill, now Kabwe, 1428-B-3, and J.A. Gledhill reported fresh s |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Sporadic occurrence. Pitman (1934) noted that there were still a few rhinoceros in the Mankoya District, and so did Lancaster (1953: 46). A few remain along the border of Mankoya District with the Kafue NP, where spoor of two was reported in 1950 near t |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| No attempts have been made to restock former areas. Good areas recommended were Sumbu GR by JMC Uys, and Kafue by JB Shenton. Sumbu would merit consideration if restocking became possible. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Ceratotherium simum may once have occurred between the Zambezi and Mashi Rivers. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| I understand that some rhinoceros still occur in the Vwaza Marsh, northern Malawi. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Middle Zambezi, above Kafue confluence. They were common near Kariba gorge in the 1930's (Pitman, I934: 9), and still surviving in the 1950's (Ansell, 1959 b), though only in low numbers compared with the south bank of Lake Kariba (Roth, 1967). No doubt |
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The black rhinoceros in Zambia
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