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Reference Base  Reports confirm northern white rhino close to extinction |
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| Title: |
Reports confirm northern white rhino close to extinction |
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Anonymous |
| Year published: |
1983 |
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Newsletter of the African Elephant and Rhino Group |
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2 |
| Pages: |
10 |
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| File: |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| There may still be a population, possibly even a reasonable one, in the Golongossa hunting reserve in western C.A.R., but this must be further investigated. There could especially be further hopes in C.A.R.. but none of these countries are easy places to search for or find rhinos. |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| There may still be a population, possibly even a reasonable one, in the Golongossa hunting reserve in western C.A.R., but this must be further investigated. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| at least 13-20, possibly more |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| There may be some in Southern National Park, but again at a very low density and severely threatened by next season's poaching. A few individuals probably still remain in the Meshra area, but with little or no future possibilities there. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| One or two remain at Murchison Falls NP. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| In Southern Sudan, some almost certainly still remain in the Shambe area, particularly in the north west, but at a very low density. |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
Distribution - Records
African Rhino Species
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| A few individuals probably still remain in the Meshra area, but with little or no future possibilities there. |
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World
Conservation
White Rhino
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| Proposals for conservation of Ceratotherium simum cottoni. It is suggested that the priority actions are:
1. Conservation action first and foremost for the rhinos in Garamba in the context of re-development of functional conservation in the Park and of other aspects of the ecosystem, with close... |
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