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Reference Base  The greater one-horned rhino of Assam is threatened by po... |
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| Title: |
The greater one-horned rhino of Assam is threatened by poachers |
| Author(s): |
Vigne, L.; Martin, E.B. |
| Year published: |
1994 |
| Journal: |
Pachyderm |
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18 |
| Pages: |
28-43, figs. 1-10, map 1, tables 1-10 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Orang Wildlife Sanctuary, 100 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, 56 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, 5 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Other pockets in Assam, 60 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, 34 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Garomara Wildlife Sanctuary, 13 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| Bengal, 47 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Status
Indian Rhino
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| While two of the rhino species disappeared in this region, Rhinoceros unicornis survived in a few small pockets and with protection from the early 20th century, their numbers gradually rose in Assam to the present number of about 1,450 (see Table 1) in 1993 despite the rhino's slow breeding rate.... |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
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| Table.
1979 6 1980 1 1981 6 1982 5 1983 40 1984 0
1985 0 1986 0 1987 0 1988 1 1989 3 1990 0
1991 0 1992 0 1993 0
Total 62. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Poaching
Indian Rhino
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| Table.
1979 2 1980 3 1981 2 1982 5 1983 4 1984 3
1985 8 1986 3 1987 4 1988 5 1989 3 1990 0
1991 1 1992 2 1993 1
Total 46
Source: Forest Department of Assam |
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