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Reference Base  The large mammals of the Kruger National Park: their dist... |
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| Title: |
The large mammals of the Kruger National Park: their distribution and present-day status |
| Author(s): |
Pienaar, U. de V. |
| Year published: |
1963 |
| Journal: |
Koedoe |
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6 |
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1-37 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
African Rhino Species
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| Diceros bicornis bicornis in Kruger NP. also Diceros (Ceratotherium) simus simus. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The only large mammalian species which became extinct in the Eastern Transvaal lowveld during historical times, not at present represented in the fauna of the Kruger National Park. The last living specimen was seen by ex-ranger Kirkman along the Nwatiwambo spruit in the famous Nwatimhiri bush ea... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis. An attempt will be made to re-introduce sufficient numbers of these animals during the next few years to build up a breeding population within their selected habitats in the Kruger National Park. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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| Kruger NP, South Africa. Grazing although a few herbaceous species are browsed. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| The square-lipped rhinoceros was at one time an inhabitant of the present Kruger National Park, although there is no evidence that it ever occurred in the area north of the Sabi River.
It had been exterminated many years before the proclamation of the old Sabi Game Reserve in 1898 by native, hal... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| The square-lipped rhinoceros was at one time an inhabitant of the present Kruger National Park, although there is no evidence that it ever occurred in the area north of the Sabi River. It had been exterminated many years before the proclamation of the old Sabi Game Reserve in 1898 by native, hal... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Ceratotherium simum. Latest estimation of numbers : 6 Adults. One female may be pregnant. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Having been extinct for 80 years or more, it was therefore an achievement of considerable merit of the National Parks Board of Trustees in translocating 4 fully mature square-lipped rhinoceros, with the aid of officials of the Natal Park's Board from the Umfolozi reserve in Natal, to a specially ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The only large mammalian species which became extinct in the Eastern Transvaal lowveld during historical times, not at present represented in the fauna of the Kruger National Park. The last living specimen was seen by ex-ranger Kirkman along the Nwatiwambo spruit in the famous Nwatimhiri bush ea... |
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Species:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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| Kruger NP, South Africa. Grazing although a few herbaceous species are browsed. |
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