File AvailableBrett, R.A. 1998 Mortality factors and breeding performance of translocated black rhinos in Kenya: 1984-1995. Pachyderm 26: 69-82, figs. 1-8, tables 1-2
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Release in Kenya 1984-1995. The black rhino's vulnerability to falling over cliffs and getting stuck in waterholes was always a feature of former, very large wild populations. For exarnple, after poaching, these were the major mortality factors in over 700 rhino mortalities recorded by Tsavo Ea...
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File AvailableTalukdar, B.K. 1998 Tiger predation of rhinoceroses. Oryx 32 (2): 96
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Rhinoceros unicornis - Kaziranga NP. Data collected from 1985 to 1995 has revealed that tiger predation is the second largest threat to the rhino population after poaching. In the 11-year period 178 rhinos were killed by tigers in the park, 149 (83.7 %) of them calves.
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File AvailableBrett, R.A. 1998 Mortality factors and breeding performance of translocated black rhinos in Kenya: 1984-1995. Pachyderm 26: 69-82, figs. 1-8, tables 1-2
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Release in Kenya after translocation, 1984-1995. The black rhino's vulnerability to falling over cliffs and getting stuck in waterholes was always a feature of former, very large wild populations. For exarnple, after poaching, these were the major mortality factors in over 700 rhino mortalities...
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File AvailableReilly, T. 1997 Rhinos in Swaziland. Pachyderm 24: 65
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Africa - Southern Africa - Swaziland
Diseases - External causes
African Rhino Species
Swaziland. There was a bad drought in Dec 1997. This impacted severely on reproduction by causing many rhino calves to perish because their mother's milk dried up.
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File AvailableMartin, E.B. 1996 The importance of park budgets, intelligence networks and competent management for succesful conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Pachyderm 22: 10-17, figs. 1-4, tables 1-2
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Female calf was killed by tiger, Gorumara, Bengal, 1994-95
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File AvailableMartin, E.B. 1996 The importance of park budgets, intelligence networks and competent management for succesful conservation of the greater one-horned rhinoceros. Pachyderm 22: 10-17, figs. 1-4, tables 1-2
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
One drowned in wallow, Gorumara, Bengal, 1994-95.
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File AvailableLindeque, M.; Erb, K.P. 1995 Research on the effects of temporary horn removal on black rhinos in Namibia. Pachyderm 20: 27-30, table 1
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Kunene, Namibia - Diceros bicornis. In 1992, drought set in, up to 1993: 1 subadult died from starvation
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File AvailableBist, S.S. 1995 Population history of Great Indian rhinoceros in North Bengal and major factors influencing the same: pp. 75-84, maps 1-2, tables 1-28

In: Molur, S. et al. Report: Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) Workshop, Great Indian one-horned rhinoceros, Jaldapara, 1993. Coimbatore, CBSG India
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
West Bengal - Killing of rhino by tiger. 1952 2 (mother and calf) Gorumara 1968 1 calf in Bengal outside reserve 1981 1 calf Jaldapara
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File AvailableLindeque, M.; Erb, K.P. 1995 Research on the effects of temporary horn removal on black rhinos in Namibia. Pachyderm 20: 27-30, table 1
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Namibia - Diceros bicornis. The brown hyaena Hyaena brunnea (which almost never preys on large mammals [Mills. 1990; Skinner & Smithers, 1990]), occurs throughout the Kunene region of Namibia, and partly overlaps in track dimensions with spotted hyaenas Crocuta crocuta. Much of the region has ...
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File AvailableMenon, V. 1995 Under siege: poaching and protection of greater one-horned rhinoceroses in India. Delhi, Traffic India, pp. i-iv, 1-114
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
India. Killing of rhino calves by tigers (their only natural predator). Recorded instances: 1952, 2 (mother and calf) in Gorumara 1968-69, 1 calf outside sanctuary 1981, 1 calf in Jaldapara.
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File AvailableMenon, V. 1995 Under siege: poaching and protection of greater one-horned rhinoceroses in India. Delhi, Traffic India, pp. i-iv, 1-114
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Accidental falls into swamps Recorded instances: 1948-49, 1 in Jaldapara 1984, 1 in Jaldapara 1986, 1 in Jaldapara
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File AvailableMeltzer, D.A.G. 1994 Diseases in free-ranging black and white rhinoceroses: pp. 176-179

In: Penzhorn, B.L. et al. Proceedings of a symposium on rhinos as game ranch animals. Onderstepoort, Republic of South Africa, 9-10 September 1994: pp. i-iv, 1-242
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Species:
World
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Suspected algal toxicity. Three of four white rhinoceroses died within two months of being translocated from the Umfolozi Game Reserve to the Barakologadi Game Reserve, which is situated on the banks of the Klipvoor Dam (26?57'E, 25?5'S). Two of these animals were found after being dead for som...
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File AvailableDeacon, A. 1992 Rhino rescue. Custos 21 (4): 20-21, figs. 1-7
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
A white rhino got stuck in mud in April 1992 in Kruger NP. It was rescued.
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File AvailableFoose, T.J.; Zainuddin, Zainal Zahari 1991 Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) studbook, Draft 10 Sep 1992. Apple Valley, CBSG, pp. 1-9
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Diseases - External causes
Sumatran Rhino
Studbook Dicerorhinus sumatrensis. F #5, captured 01-86 Sumatra, died same day, died of trauma in corral trap. M #14, captured 03-87 Sabah, died same day, capture trauma M #21, captured 05-88 Sabah, died next day, capture trauma
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File AvailableLedger, J. 1988 Report of the Director for the year ended March 31, 1988. Quagga 23: 13-15
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
the Endangered Wildlife Trust provided financial assistance to the National Parks Board to bring six black rhino from Etosha NP in SW Africa to the newly established Vaalbos NP near Kimberley. The translocation went very smoothly and all animals arrived in good condition. Unfortunately one rhin...
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File AvailableRueedi, D. 1985 Das 20. Zolli-Panzernashorn gestorben. Zolli, Basel 54: 13, figs. 1-2
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Captive - Europe
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Rhinoceros unicornis - Basel Zoo. The 20th rhino was born on 29 Feb 1984 called Gandak. Mother is Tanaya, father Arjun. The calf died on 11 March from a complicated wound on its spine, it had become lame and had to be euthanized. It fell from the rocks into the pool.
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File AvailableTomlinson, D.N.S. 1977 White rhinos return to Rhodesia. Oryx 14 (2): 145-150, fig. 1, map 1, table 1
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum - Translocated in Zimbabwe. One bull was gored to death by the female, and the other bull died apparently from snakebite.
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File AvailableLahan, P.; Sonowal, R.N. 1973 Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary, Assam: a brief description and report on the census of large animals (March 1972). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 70 (2): 245-278, tables 1-6
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Asia - South Asia - India - Assam
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Approximately 6 young rhinos die annually due to tiger attacks.
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File AvailableHerbert, H.J.; Austen, B. 1972 The past and present distribution of the black and square lipped rhinoceros in the Wankie National Park. Arnoldia 5 (26): 1-6, map 1, table 1
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Wankie NP, Zimbabwe, introduced Diceros bicornis . 1 predated by lion, in 1965
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File AvailableAnonymous 1972 New rhino. Fauna and Flora 23: 21, fig. 1
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Loskop Dam. A young born in 1972, did not survive more than few days. The body was found, head first, down an antbear hole. The rangers who found him about a week after the accident said the ground at the entrance of the hole had been torn up by the mother in her efforts to free the calf. Whe...
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File AvailableHerbert, H.J.; Austen, B. 1972 The past and present distribution of the black and square lipped rhinoceros in the Wankie National Park. Arnoldia 5 (26): 1-6, map 1, table 1
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Wankie NP, Zimbabwe, introduced Ceratotherium simum. 2 died of thirst in July 1968
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File AvailableKrishnan, M. 1972 A day's span of life. Illustrated Weekly India 93 (47), 1972 November 19: 54-55, figs. 1-2
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Asia - South Asia - India
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Photographed baby in the morning, in afternoon only mother left. There was a puddle near the covert, and on its muddy rim there were fresh, clear pugs, and a few yards further a little blood on the ground. The infant had been taken away by a tiger.
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File AvailableHerbert, H.J.; Austen, B. 1972 The past and present distribution of the black and square lipped rhinoceros in the Wankie National Park. Arnoldia 5 (26): 1-6, map 1, table 1
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Wankie NP, Zimbabwe, introduced Ceratotherium simum . 17 Aug 1968, 1 adult killed by train
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File AvailableHerbert, H.J.; Austen, B. 1972 The past and present distribution of the black and square lipped rhinoceros in the Wankie National Park. Arnoldia 5 (26): 1-6, map 1, table 1
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Wankie NP, Zimbabwe, introduced Ceratotherium simum. Oct 1969, 1 adult died, stuck in mud
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File AvailablePienaar, U. de V. 1970 The recolonisation history of the square-lipped (white) rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) in the Kruger National Park (October 1961 - November 1969). Koedoe 13: 157-169, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-4
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum - Kruger NP, reintroduced. An adult bull fell down a steep enbankment in search of water in the Numbi area. It found the steep bank of the ravine impossible to negotiate and died here before it was found. A cow drowned when she attempted to cross the Sabi river at a deep po...
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File AvailablePienaar, U. de V. 1970 The recolonisation history of the square-lipped (white) rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) in the Kruger National Park (October 1961 - November 1969). Koedoe 13: 157-169, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-4
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum - Kruger NP, reintroduced. One of the wandering rhino bulls in the northern district happened to dispute a waterhole at Nkulumbenc-north with a bull elephant and was fatally gored by its adversary after a tremendous battle.
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File AvailablePienaar, U. de V. 1970 The recolonisation history of the square-lipped (white) rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) in the Kruger National Park (October 1961 - November 1969). Koedoe 13: 157-169, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-4
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum - Kruger NP, reintroduced. A young bull was caught in a snare along the Sabi river and its leg become gangrenous. It was captured with the aid of drugs but died under treatment.
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File AvailablePienaar, U. de V. 1970 The recolonisation history of the square-lipped (white) rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum (Burchell) in the Kruger National Park (October 1961 - November 1969). Koedoe 13: 157-169, pls. 1-4, figs. 1-4
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Ceratotherium simum - Kruger NP, reintroduced. a very large bull was so badly mauled by lions at Mlakeni that it had to be destroyed.
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File AvailableAnsell, W.F.H. 1969 The black rhinoceros in Zambia. Oryx 10 (3): 176-192, 1 map, tables 1-2
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Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Zambia. Berry points out that a number die each year when they become stuck in the mud or drying-out lagoons towards the end of the dry season, but he attributes this to attempts top reach the litle remaining water in the centre.
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File AvailableFoster, J.B. 1965 Mortality and ageing of black rhinoceros in East Tsavo Park, Kenya. East African Wildlife Journal 3: 118-119
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Species:
Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
Tsavo East NP, Kenya. In 1961 the long rains failed over most of East Africa. The resulting drought was one of the worst recorded for decades and caused extensive mortality of those game species which de- pend on regular watering. The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis L.) was one such species...
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File AvailableZululand Game Department 1935 Extracts from Annual Report for 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 26: 51-53
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Diseases - External causes
White Rhino
Two white rhino were found dead, poisoned by arsenic administered by aeroplanes (in a locust control operation).
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File AvailableReid Blair, W. 1911 Report of the Veterinarian: treatment of a male Black rhino calf for rheumatism. 15th Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society 1910: 101-106
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Captive - North America
Diseases - External causes
Black Rhino
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File AvailableMarx, E.; Koch, A. 1910 Neues aus der Schausammlung: das Indische Nashorn. Bericht des Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft 41 (3): 161-171, figs. 1-7
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Captive - Europe
Diseases - External causes
Indian Rhino
Female Rhinoceros unicornis in Frankfurt Zoo on 24 Aug 1909 euthanized with injection of 2 gr of Skopolamin.
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