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Reference Base  A visit to the Nimule National Park in the Southern Sudan |
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| Title: |
A visit to the Nimule National Park in the Southern Sudan |
| Author(s): |
Kock, D. |
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1961 |
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African Wildlife |
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15 (4) |
| Pages: |
323-329, figs. 1-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| We saw three white rhino. The Game Preservation Officer estimated the number of these animals in the park at about 100 and said that improvements in the park should ensure their continued existence there. Considering the smallness of the area of the Nimule Park, the number of square-lipped rhin... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Management
African Rhino Species
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| Abstract - In Zimbabwe, during the period 1991-1993, 478 immobilisations of both white (Ceratotherium simum simum)(n = 156) and black (Diceros bicornis)(n = 322) rhinoceroses were carried out. Of these, 360 animals were dehorned (white rhino, n = 136; black rhino, n = 224) as part of a managemen... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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| Dehorning operations in Zimbabwe. The key measure of interest in horn regrowth is the mass and, hence, monetary value of the horns. Converting measurements into mass values, we found that adult males (n = 38) carried an average mass of 6,24 kg while females (n = 45) supported 5,10 kg before hor... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
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| Dehorning operations in Zimbabwe
Table 4. Black rhino horn measurement date before and after dehorning, collected from Sinamatella/Deka Safari Area, Hwange NP, Zimbabwe, 1992
Measurement Number Mean SE Min Max
Front horn length (cm) 58 37 1.9 2 61
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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| Regrowth of horn after dehorning in Zimbabwe. Horn Regrowth: rates and form. Linear rates of horn re-growth were measured for white rhino adults immobilised in 1992, ca one year after horn removal (see Table 2 for measurements after dehorning, Table 3 for regrowth measurements). Average regrow... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Morphology - Size
White Rhino
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Table 2. White rhino horn measurements, before and after dehorning, Hwange NP, 1991
Measurement Number Mean SE Min Max
Front horn length (cm) 68 47 2.8 3 97
Cut front horn (cm) 41 4.5 0.29 1 9
Rear horn length (cm) ... |
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