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Chairman's report: African Rhino Specialist Group |
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Brooks, M. |
| Year published: |
1997 |
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Pachyderm |
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24 |
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11-13 |
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| File: |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Poaching
African Rhino Species
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| Court decisions. Past sentences of those convicted of rhino-related crimes have generally not been commensurate with the severity of the crimes committed (often with only paltry fines being imposed). In an attempt to improve this situation, the AfRSG's Scientific Officer appeared (at the reques... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
African Rhino Species
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| In the last edition of Pachyderm I mentioned the participation of AFRSG members in a workshop to review Zimbabwe's rhino policy. Following the workshop, I am pleased to report that the Zimbabwean Minister of the Environment and Tourism has subsequently published and released the country's new Rh... |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| The situation remains extremely serious, with poachers having moved into the rhino's core area, and a number of carcases and horns having been found. Only about 20 rhinos may remain, a more accurate estimate of the number surviving will be available later. |
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Africa
Management
African Rhino Species
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| The AfRSG has obtained sponsorship from the World Wide Fund for Nature to undertake its horn fingerprinting project. Pilot projects have indicated that trace element and stable isotopic analysis of horn samples provides a chemical signature specific to different locations. The problem to date h... |
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World
Organisations
All Rhino Species
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| Next meeting due in April 1997 in Namibia. A limited print run of African Rhinos, first issue, was produced and distributed at COP 10 in Zimbabwe, June 1997. |
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World
Trade
All Rhino Species
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| African Rhino Specialist Group. Limited time was left for discussion of the proposed annotated downlisting of South Africa's white rhino population to allow a regulated trade in horn some time in the future, but with an initial zero quota. This proposal sought support for the continued efforts ... |
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Chairman's report: African Rhino Specialist Group
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