 | Siswomartono, D.; Reddy, S.; Ramono, W.; Manansang, J.; Tilson, R; Franklin, N.; Foose, T.J. 1996 The Sumatran rhino in Way Kambas National park, Sumatra, Indonesia. Pachyderm 21: 13-14, fig. 1 |
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| Despite great expectations and efforts, the captive breeding programme for Sumatran Rhinos, which commenced in 1984, has not been succesful. A total of 40 rhinos have been captured in three areas where independent projects have been conducted:
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| Radcliffe, R.W.; Bommarito, M.P.; Osofsky, S.A. 1996 Ultrasonography as a tool in the conservation of the African rhinoceros: ex situ and in situ applications. Pachyderm 21: 55-59, figs. 1-6 |
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| Captive breeding programmes, conceptually designed as insurance policies for African rhino species, have, for the most part, yet to meet their objectives regarding minimal loss of genetic diversity and, at least. replacement-level reproduction (Foose, 1992). While white rhinos survive well in cap... |
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| Khan, M.; Foose, T.J.; Strien, N.J. van 1996 Chairman's report: Asian Rhino Specialist Group. Pachyderm 21: 1 |
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| The expansion of the enclosures at Sungai Dusun in Peninsular malaysia has been completed under the auspices of the AsRSG, with grants from and through the International Rhino Foundation. Rhinos will be released into the new areas soon. |
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| Khan, M.; Foose, T.J.; Strien, N.J. van 1996 Chairman's report: Asian Rhino Specialist Group. Pachyderm 21: 1 |
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| After some delays due to the unusually heavy and long rains in Sumatra this year, construction has finally commenced on the managed breeding centre in Way Kambas National Park. It is expected that the first rhinos will be repatriated to the SRS from zoos in Indonesia by the end of July 1996. |
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| Bosi, E.J. 1996 Mating Sumatran rhinoceros at Sepilok Rhino Breeding Centre, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia. Pachyderm 21: 24-27, fig. 1, table 1 |
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| In 1985, the State Government of Sabah's Rhino and Wildlife Conservation Committee (SRWCC) established a local capture and breeding programme. The capture programme was activated in 1987 and began with the capture of rhinos that were exposed to poachers due to the loss of their habitat.
The SRW... |
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| Amato, G.D.; Wharton, D.; Zainuddin, Z.Z.; Powell, J.R. 1995 Assessment of conservation units for the Sumatran Rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis). Zoo Biology 14: 395-402, tables 1-3 |
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| Animals should be moved between regional ex situ plans and into protected reserves in order to maximize opportunities for reproduction and maintain demographically and genetically healthy populations, regardless of historical subspecies designations. |
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| Khan, M.; Foose, T.J. 1995 Chairman's report: Asian Rhino Specialist Group. Pachyderm 20: 1, table 1 |
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| Progress continues on the development of managed breeding centres for Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, both in its native habitat and under more natural conditions. One centre will be in Indonesia within Way Kambas National Park, while the other will emerge in Malaysia through an expansion of the exist... |
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| Foose, T.J. 1995 The hairy rhino within a hair's breadth of extinction. Around the Horn 3 (1): 1-3 |
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| Ex situ captive propagation had been considered an important component in the strategy for Sumatran rhino. However, since the inception of the ex situ programs in 1984, 39 rhino have been captured and 19 of these have died, a mortality of almost 50%. The most recent deaths have been the tragic ... |
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| Rabinowitz, A. 1995 Helping a species go extinct: the Sumatran rhinoceros in Borneo. Conservation Biology 9 (1): 482-488 |
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| The first meeting of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG), convened in Thailand in 1979. By the third meeting in Singapore in 1984, the AsRSG decided to launch a program to capture 'doomed' Sumatran rhinos for breeding in captivity in Asian, European, and North American zoos. Doomed rhi- nos... |
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| Foose, T.J.; Strien, N.J. van; Khan, Mohd. 1995 Sumatran rhino conservation. Conservation Biology 9 (5): 977-978 |
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| Recognition of problems with the ex situ programs and other conservation activities for this species has resulted in significant changes in the range states and AsRSG efforts including attempts to develop an in situ managed breeding program (being designated a 'sanctuary') using the survivors of ... |
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