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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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World
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
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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
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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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