|
|
 |
|
|
|
Reference Base  Some preliminary findings on the population structure and... |
|
| Title: |
Some preliminary findings on the population structure and status of the black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis in the Hluhluwe Game Reserve, Zululand |
| Author(s): |
Hitchins, P.M. |
| Year published: |
1968 |
| Journal: |
Lammergeyer |
| Volume: |
9 |
| Pages: |
26-28, tables 1-4 |
 |
| File: |
View PDF: 1,1 mb |
 |
Any PDF files provided by the RRC are for personal use only
and may not be reproduced. The files reflect the holdings of the RRC
library and only contain pages relevant to rhinoceros study, and may not be
complete. Users are obliged to follow all copyright restrictions.
|
|
|
|
Location:
Subject:
Species:
|
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
|
| Black rhino deaths in the reserve
Adult Immature Total
1954 0/1 1
1955 1/0/1 1/0/2 5
1956 0 0/0/1 1
1957 2/0 0 2
1958 1/0 0 1
1959 no records available
1960 ... |
|
|
Location:
Subject:
Species:
|
World
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
|
| Adult is defines as an animal over 4 years old
Immature is approximately less than 4 years old.
Population in Hluhluwe after ground counts in 1961 and 1967
Sample,Adult,Immature,Total
,Male,Female,Total,Male,Female,Unsexed,
1963,28
40%,31
44.3 %,59
84.3 %,5
7.1 %,3
4.3 %,3
4.3 %,7... |
|
|
Location:
Subject:
Species:
|
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
|
| Three ground counts done
1963 M/F Adult 1:1.1 Immature 1: 1.06 Total 1:1
1966 1:0.9 1:0.7 1:0.9
1967 1;0.7 1;1.7 1;0.9
End |
|
|
Location:
Subject:
Species:
|
Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Census Methods
Black Rhino
|
| The black rhino in Hluhluwe possess a combination of horn and ear characteristics which enable an observer to recognize individuals when he has become familiar with the animals. By using this technique, a total of 161 different animals are known to the author. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Categories and original text of this Reference:
details