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Reference Base  Under siege: poaching and protection of greater one-horne... |
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| Title: |
Under siege: poaching and protection of greater one-horned rhinoceroses in India |
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Menon, V. |
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1995 |
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Delhi, Traffic India |
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pp. i-iv, 1-114 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| India, poachers price for rhino horn
1985-86, Manas, Rs. 14.798 per kg
1985-86, Orang, rs. 36.996 per kg
1986, , Assam, Rs. 32.752 per kg
1987, Kaziranga, Rs. 20.000-25.000 per kg
1989, Assam, Rs. 101.331per kg
1993, Assam, Rs. 69.375 per kg
1994, Assam, Rs. 100.000 per kg |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Asian Rhino Species
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| India, Trader's price for rhino horn
1977-78, AssamRs. 16.000 per kg
1982, India, Rs. 70.000 per kg
1987, Assam, Rs. 103.536
1991, Nagaland, Rs. 200.000
1994, Assam, Rs. 187.750-400.000
1994, Assam, Rs. 400.000-500.000 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Poaching
Asian Rhino Species
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| Poacher's profile. There has been considerable debate in conservation and law enforcement agencies about the identity of rhinoceros poachers and traders in India. The most prevalent information that could be gathered during any field visit is that rhinoceroses are generally killed by Nagas (in... |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Distribution - Poaching
Asian Rhino Species
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| Vigne and Martin (1994) recorded that the main shooter in a poaching party receives between Rs 10 000-20 000 (US$ 320-640) and the other members IRS 10 000 each (US$320). This may amount to a total payment to the poaching party of about IRS 50 000 (US$1600). Martin and Vigne's figures are large... |
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Asia - South Asia - Bhutan
Culture
Asian Rhino Species
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| Martin et al. (1987) documented what they said was a new threat from Bhutan, reporting the incident of December 1979 when the King of Bhutan shot a rhinoceros in the Bhutanese part of Manas. It is recorded that although the horn and tail were removed, the rest of the carcass was buried. Many b... |
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Asia - East Asia - China
Value - Related to Horn
All Rhino Species
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| It has been deduced that the vast majority of Indian rhinoceros hom finds its way to Oriental medicine markets. Asian rhinoceros horn commands several times the price of African rhinoceros horn, and is especially prized in Oriental medicine markets. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value - Related to Horn
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| India. Horn were used to make cups for royalty and aristocracy which were used not only as a decorative objects but also to act as poison detectors - a belief that was widespread in those days. |
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Asia - South Asia - India
Value - Related to Horn
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| Martin also documents the use of rhinoceros hom to cure lumbago, polio and arthritis, as well as haemorrhoids, in which case the smoke from a burning horn is directed towards the patient's underparts. He also describes rhinoceros blood being used as a tonic, rhinoceros meat as a cardiac stimulan... |
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World
Trade
All Rhino Species
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| Bhutan was traditionally viewed as a Buddhist protectorate where the very laws of ahimsa decreed that animals should not be killed. Martin et al. (1987) documented what they said was a new threat from Bhutan, reporting the incident of December 1979 when the King of Bhutan shot a rhinoceros in th... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Thailand
Value - Related to Horn
Asian Rhino Species
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| Thailand, Trader's price for rhino horn, 1990, Bangkok, Rs. 373.524 |
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