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Title: The conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis): a situation report and proposal for future directions
Author(s): Nardelli, F.
Year published: 1987
Journal: Rimba Indonesia
Volume: 21 (1)
Pages: 31-37
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution - Status
Sumatran Rhino
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
Reports of Sumatran Rhino. have been received from about 50 km north of Pekanbaru
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Distribution - Records
Sumatran Rhino
The Torgamba area in which our joint Howletts and Indonesian government capture operation has chosen to work, between the villages of Bakambatu and Tanjungmedan in Riau province, exemplifies the problems. In this area, a patch of about 30,000 ha of forest has been surrounded by oil-palm plantat...
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World
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
October 3 - 4, 1984: Ad hoc Sumatran rhinoceros meeting convened by the IUCN/SSC in Singapore discusses pros and cons of captive breeding.
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
May 24, 1985: The joint agreement signed by Indonesian Government and Howletts & Port Lympne Zoo Park, UK. August 1985: Howletts-Indonesian joint project goes ahead. September 1985: Base camp constructed at Torgamba. September - October 1985: Survey of rhino trails, under the supervision of ca...
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World
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
1982: First discussions between Indonesian authorities and Howletts & Port Lympne Zoo Park, UK.
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Translocation - Methods
Asian Rhino Species
To date all the animals are doing well in captivity. Perhaps the most valuable lesson we have learned, for this operation and for future ventures, is that the pit trap, while dangerously susceptible to flooding during the monsoonal rains, is less stressful for the Sumatran rhino than the stockad...
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World
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
Captured animals to 1986. Howlett & Port Lympne 2 'Torgamba' and 'Subur' Jakarta Zoo 1 Torgamba base Camp, Riau prov 1 Malacca Zoo, Malaysia 4 Bangkok Zoo 1 Sex ratio 3 male, 6 female End
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
Management - Programs
Sumatran Rhino
January 23, 1986: Adult female found in stockade trap, in panic. She died the same day, apparently from a cerebral haiemorrhage induced by self inflicted injuries when banging herself against the stockade fencing in an effort to escape. March 24, 1986: A second young male 'Jalu' caught in pit t...
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