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Reference Base  Observations on two introduced black rhinos in Liwonde Na... |
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Observations on two introduced black rhinos in Liwonde National Park, Malawi |
| Author(s): |
Bhima, R.; Dudley, C.O. |
| Year published: |
1996 |
| Journal: |
Pachyderm |
| Volume: |
21 |
| Pages: |
46-54, figs. 1-3, tables 1-2 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Ansell & Dowsett (1988) stated that in the past, rhinos were found virtually throughout Malawi. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Two black rhinos (Diceros bicornis minor) from Kruger National Park, South Africa, were introduced to Liwonde National Park in Malawi on 27 October 1993. This marked the re-introduction of the species to Malawi where it had been officially declared extinct in 1990. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| reintroduction from Kruger NP. Two black rhinos (Diceros bicornis minor) from Kruger National Park, South Africa, were introduced to Liwonde National Park in Malawi on 27 October 1993. The introduced rhinos are a male and a female, each about five or six years old at the time of translocation.... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The last natural rhino populations in Malawi occurred in Kasungu National Park and Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, as shown on the map in Figure 1. The most recent signs of these populations were recorded in 1985 and 1989 respectively. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Two black rhinos (Diceros bicornis minor) from Kruger National Park, South Africa, were introduced to Liwonde National Park in Malawi on 27 October 1993. This marked the re-introduction of the species to Malawi where it had been officially declared extinct in 1990. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Ecology - Food
Black Rhino
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| Reintroduced Diceros bicornis in Malawi. Vegetation mapping at Liwonde NP
After identifying the sanctuary site, the area was fenced off and bomas were constructed in readiness for the rhinos. The sanctuary site was located from aerial photographs taken in May 1981 at a scale of 1:25,000. Unit... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The last natural rhino populations in Malawi occurred in Kasungu National Park and Mwabvi Wildlife Reserve, as shown on the map in Figure 1. The most recent signs of these populations were recorded in 1985 and 1989 respectively. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Liwonde National Park (548 kmy) is located in the Upper Shire Valley, which is part of the Great East African Rift Valley in southern Malawi. The terrain of the Park is generally flat except for three isolated groups of hills. The Shire River is a prominent feature along the western boundary. ... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| old records. For the area which is now Liwonde National Park, Dudley & Stead (1977) reported that the most pertinent record of rhinos was that of Murray (1922) which said that 'rhinoceros would occasionally be tracked to the Masanje River'. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Malawi
Ecology - Habitat
Black Rhino
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| Reintroduced Diceros bicornis in Malawi. The formula for preference index (PI), to determine habitat preferences. was adapted from Pienaar et al (1992) for this data set. The calculations in the formula are based on the proportional occurrence of each vegetation/ habitat type. A value of zero (... |
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