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Reference Base  Rhinoceros noir du Nord Ouest de l'Afrique (Diceros b... |
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Rhinoceros noir du Nord Ouest de l'Afrique (Diceros bicornis longipes): le compte a rebours continue |
| Author(s): |
Planton, H. |
| Year published: |
1999 |
| Journal: |
Pachyderm |
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27 |
| Pages: |
86-100, figs. 1-6, photo 1-8, table 1 |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Alarm cries about the situation of rhinos in Cameroon have been heard during the past 20 years, both from the authorities in Cameroon and from different organizations like Coop?ration Fran?aise, WWF, IUCN, Wildlife Conservation International, Rhino & Elephant Foundation. After a formal request f... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| In the 1980's, Cameroon was earnest in trying to improve the conservation status of the fauna. A formal request for assistance was formulated by the ministry in December 1980, but the response from WWF International in October 1981 was that after evaluation of the priorities of IUCN, no funds we... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The evolution of the numbers of Diceros bicornis longipes in Central and West Africa does not follow the curve for the entire species. An intense period of destruction at the start of the 20th century wiped out the subspecies in West Africa, and brought it to the brink of extinction in Central A... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Ivory Coast
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Extinct in 1905 in Bouna, [9.16 N, 3.0 W, N.W. Ivory Coast, just east of Komoe NP], see Jeannin 1951. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Ecology - Habitat
Black Rhino
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| Formerly black rhinos lived in northern Garoua province in vegetations dominated by Acacia (mostly A. hockii and A. senegal). This is the kind of terrain seen to be most suitable to rhinos by anglophone researchers.
Today the rhino live in an area of wooded savannah, in the sudanese or soudanes... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
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| In the present situation (very few animals, maybe 10-15 spread over a region of 25.000 km? ) it is hard to advance a number for possible rhino density. In the past it seems that there was one adult rhino per 10-20 km? according to the quality of the habitat. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Ecology - Food
Black Rhino
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| Cameroon. The rhino's attraction for humid habitat allows them to find a varied diet, even in the dry season. Despite few observations in the foeld, 30 different plants are identified. Among the plants there are numerous leguminous plants, the fruit of Kigelia africana, also Vernonia, Hoslundi... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
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| The natural home ranges observed usually are greater than 200 km? per animal, while many home ranges can partially overlap. In the absence of disturbances, movements seem to be more important in the dry season - fresh traces followed over distances of 30-40 km per day, than in the wet season - di... |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Ecology - Census Methods
Black Rhino
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| The characteristics of the environment where the rhinos live make direct observations very difficult. It is not strange to be within a few metres of a rhino without being able to see it. Idenfification of traces and footprints help to estimate numbers, the home range, and the principal habitats. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Cameroon
Ecology - Food
Black Rhino
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| Cameroon. The rhino's attraction for humid habitat allows them to find a varied diet, even in the dry season. Despite few observations in the foeld, 30 different plants are identified. Among the plants there are numerous leguminous plants, the fruit of Kigelia africana, also Vernonia, Hoslundi... |
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