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| Title: |
Letter on the white rhinoceros |
| Author(s): |
Barrett, S.W. |
| Year published: |
1926 |
| Journal: |
Journal of the Royal African Society |
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25 (98) |
| Pages: |
210 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Trade
White Rhino
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| 2. As you probably know, while Sir Geoffrey Archer was Governor here he instituted an almost absolute protection of the White Rhino in this country by allowing the shooting of a specimen by Governor's permit only, and limited the issue of these to a maximum of four per annum. These permits were v... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| 3. The maximum of four permits per year was fixed on the assumption that there were about 120 (one hundred and twenty) White Rhino in Uganda Territory. A careful census carried out by Capt. R. Salmon of the Uganda Game Department, in April last [1925], shows that the number is higher. Capt. Salmo... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| Total of 12. From your estimate of twelve it seems probable that you have confused the number of White Rhino (C. Sim. Sim.) in Zululand with these in Uganda (C. S. Cottoni). |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Museums
White Rhino
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| I have recently seen the paragraph is your issue of January last relating to the shooting of a White Rhinoceros in ' the south-western part of the Uganda Protectorate,' by ' a woman traveller of Swiss nationality.'
i. There are no Rhino -Black or White- in the south-western part of this Protecto... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Distribution - Records
African Rhino Species
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| I have recently seen the paragraph is your issue of January last relating to the shooting of a White Rhinoceros in ' the south-western part of the Uganda Protectorate,' by ' a woman traveller of Swiss nationality.'
i. There are no Rhino -Black or White- in the south-western part of this Protecto... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| I have recently seen the paragraph is your issue of January last relating to the shooting of a White Rhinoceros in ' the south-western part of the Uganda Protectorate,' by ' a woman traveller of Swiss nationality.'
i. There are no Rhino -Black or White- in the south-western part of this Protecto... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Capt. Salmon actually counted over 120 White Rhino, and did not enter the Sleeping Sickness area of the West Nile District, which is known to carry some of these animals. |
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Letter on the white rhinoceros
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