 | Coltman, O. 1985 Rhino capture. Tshomarelo News 21: 13-14 |
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| As Botsalano is only 31 hours drive away from Pilanesberg, animals are transported individually in a crate on a low-bed trailer specially constructed for the difficult terrain at Pilanesberg. On average, the exercise starts at 06h00 and is over by 09h00 each morning. Costs are kept to an absolu... |
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| van Heerden, R. 1981 Aspects of game capture. Zimbabwe Wildlife No. 28 (Oct): 3-7, 8 plates |
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| Hofmeyr, J.M. 1975 The adaptation of wild animals translocated to new areas in South West Africa: pp. 126-131, fig. 1
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| To avoid aimless wandering, especially in waterless areas, the rhino were kept in wooden constructed bomas for a variable period. They were released one by one over a period of a few days. Several animals frequently returned to the bomas, where water was available. They showed considerable resp... |
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| Hofmeyr, J.M.; Bruine, J.R. de 1973 The problems associated with the capture, translocation and keeping of wild ungulates in South West Africa. Lammergeyer 18: 21-29, figs. 1-2 |
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| The rhino invariably inhabited almost inaccessible mountainous areas and had to be immobilized by darting them from a helicopter. In order to minimise overstraining, one of the main objectives was to dart the rhino as soon as it was located. This was not always easy as the majority first had to... |
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| Hofmeyr, J.M.; Bruine, J.R. de 1973 The problems associated with the capture, translocation and keeping of wild ungulates in South West Africa. Lammergeyer 18: 21-29, figs. 1-2 |
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| The loading of rhino with the aid of monkey winches and rollers had always been a laborious and time consuming process. The use of a multilift device which has a dismountable platform onto which the rhino crate was tied, greatly facillitated the loading of the rhino in this operation. The loadi... |
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| Hofmeyr, J.M.; Bruine, J.R. de 1973 The problems associated with the capture, translocation and keeping of wild ungulates in South West Africa. Lammergeyer 18: 21-29, figs. 1-2 |
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| Upon arriving in the Etosha National Park the rhino were offloaded into holding pens and kept for an adaptation period of one to two months before they were released. The rhino captured during 1971 were released in a 24 000 hectare paddock or an area approximately the size of the Hluhluwe Game R... |
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| Hofmeyr, J.M.; Bruine, J.R. de 1973 The problems associated with the capture, translocation and keeping of wild ungulates in South West Africa. Lammergeyer 18: 21-29, figs. 1-2 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
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| Upon arriving in the Etosha National Park the rhino were offloaded into holding pens and kept for an adaptation period of one to two months before they were released. The rhino captured during 1971 were released in a 24 000 hectare paddock or an area approximately the size of the Hluhluwe Game R... |
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| Pienaar, 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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| Kruger NP. Of this number a total of two males and two females died from either the effects of the drugs or from injuries received in transit, but the mortality rate was very low when the arduous journey and massive weight of these beasts are considered. Most of the other rhinos survived the tr... |
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| McCulloch, B.; Achard, P.L. 1969 Mortalities associated with the capture, translocation, trade and exhibition of black rhinoceroses, Diceros bicornis. International Zoo Yearbook 9: 184-191 |
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| Tanzania. The holding pens were made of hardwood poles which were wired closely together with heavy gauge fencing wire and sunk in trenches 0.75 m deep. At the Grumeti, a line of contiguous pens was constructed. Each pen was approximately 5-5 m square. At the Lamai, separate and circular pens of... |
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| McCulloch, B.; Achard, P.L. 1969 Mortalities associated with the capture, translocation, trade and exhibition of black rhinoceroses, Diceros bicornis. International Zoo Yearbook 9: 184-191 |
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| Rhinoceroses were captured in daylight. They were chased, usually one at a time, and noosed from one of two pursuing vehicles. Once caught, the rhinoceroses were cast, hobbled, loaded on to a lorry, taken to camp and then released in individual holding pens. At some stages of the work blood slide... |
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