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Title: Comparison of four different radiotransmitter attachments on black rhino in Madikwe Game Reserve
Author(s): Hofmeyr, M.
Year published: 1998
Journal: Pachyderm
Volume: 26
Pages: 14-24, figs. 1-6, table 1
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
In June 1996 nine black rhinos were translocated from Pilanesberg National Park to Madikwe Game Reserve - both protected areas are situated in the North West Province of South Africa. In October 1996 ten black rhinos were translocated from Umfolozi Game Reserve in Kwazulu-Natal to Madikwe Game...
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Management
Black Rhino
Radio collar attachments in Diceros bicornis - South Africa. Similar attempts to attach radio tracking devices to black rhinos for intensive post release monitoring has been implemented in other countries such as Zimbabwe (du Toit, pers comm; Kock, pers comm), Namibia (Erb, pers comm) and other ...
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World
Morphology - Size
Black Rhino
An interesting problem became apparent while collaring the rhinos. The neck size of a black rhino can change by up to 15cm depending on its posture at any one time. This needs to be taken into consideration when fitting any collar. Ideally the collar needs to be fitted snugly when the neck is ...
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