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Reference Base  Rhinoceros sondaicus in Burma: the problem of conservation |
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Rhinoceros sondaicus in Burma: the problem of conservation |
| Author(s): |
Blanford, H.R. |
| Year published: |
1939 |
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Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire |
| Volume: |
37 |
| Pages: |
27-32 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| It was not until after the Great War that the authorities in Burma first realized the very precarious position which sondaicus had reached. I think I am correct in saying that it was Mr. Hubback, when he came over from Malaya in 1921 to shoot a sondaicus for the British Museum, who first drew att... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| In 1927, however, information was received that a few Rhinoceros, the description of which suggested that the species was sondaicus, inhabited an area in the Lower Salween, the small Kahilu reserved forest being their main haunt. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| Burma, Kahilu Reserve. From the tracks which he measured, he formed the opinion that there were two Rhino at least which were considerably larger than any Rhinoceros sumatrensis which he had come across.
In the Shwe-u-daung Sanctuary, which contains Rhinoceros sumatrensis, he had measured track... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Asian Rhino Species
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| In the Shwe-u-daung Sanctuary, which contains Rhinoceros sumatrensis, he had measured tracks, the largest of which was 7 ? in. across. In Kahilu he found and measured two tracks, one of which measured 8 ? in. and the other slightly under 9 in. |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| As regards numbers in Kahilu, he concluded that there were undoubtedly five Rhino and probably seven, consisting of six animals which usually go about in pairs and a smaller animal which appears to go about singly. Some doubt existed regarding one of the pairs, which although found in a differen... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| From the tracks which he measured, he formed the opinion that there were two Rhino at least which were considerably larger than any Rhinoceros sumatrensis which he had come across.
In the Shwe-u-daung Sanctuary, which contains Rhinoceros sumatrensis, he had measured tracks, the largest of which ... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Distribution - Records
Javan Rhino
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| The following notes are based in part on my own experience in Burma, and, as regards existing conditions, on information given me by the present Game Warden. I shall show that Rhinoceros sondaicus is in great danger of extinction in Burma, that there are serious difficulties in the way of conserv... |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
Morphology - Size
Javan Rhino
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| Burma, Kahilu Reserve. From time to time local villagers have caught momentary glimpses of the animals; the keepers also have had occasional glimpses of them. All their reports agree that the Rhino possess either a single horn or none at all. Similarly, reports by the local villagers on animal... |
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