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Sand rivers |
Author(s): |
Vigne, L.; Martin, E.B. |
Year published: |
1998 |
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Swara |
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20 (6)/ 21 (1) |
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8-11, figs. 1-5 |
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Location:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
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1989, < 500 |
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Location:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
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1980, perhaps 2000 |
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Location:
Subject:
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Poaching
Black Rhino
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Since 1990, very few rhino carcases have been found in the Selous. At Sand Rivers, no rhino has been poached in the area and in 1997 a new calf was born. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Poaching
Black Rhino
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Operation Uhai. In 1989, Tanzania launched Operation Uhai, an anti-poaching campaign involving huge government resources to overcome illegal hunting. For first time, Tanzania's armed forces were deployed around the country. 1000 soliders surrounded the |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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Selous has area of 43,626 km?. Recognised by United Nations as World Heritage Site. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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1917, Frederick Courtenay Selous (1851-1917) died in the reserve fighting Germans in the first world war. Selous fell in action less than a dozen miles from the Rufiju during the advance in the rainy season of 1916-17. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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1905-12, created by German government |
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