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Reference Base  Facilitation of boma adaptation of an injured subadult ma... |
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Facilitation of boma adaptation of an injured subadult male Southern white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum simum via introduction to an adult male |
| Author(s): |
Osofsky, S.A.; Rogers, P.S.; Trawford, A. |
| Year published: |
1995 |
| Journal: |
Pachyderm |
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20 |
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41-44, figs. 1-2 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| On 12 February, the first two animals were caught: a cow believed to be approximately 30 years old and her approximately nine-month old calf. The cow had an ear notch in her left ear, and was believed to have been one of the animals introduced from Natal's Umfolozi Game Reserve. These two anima... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Between 1967 and 1982, a total of 94 white rhinos were reintroduced from Natal into protected areas of northern Botswana (Hitchins, 1992).
At least 12 white rhinos were known to have been poached in northern Botswana since October 1992. In February 1993 the Botswana Department of Wildlife and N... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| By the early 1900's the population of southem white rhinoceros, Ceratotherium simum simum. was wiped out everywhere except in Natal, primarily because of human predation and competition for resources (Estes, 1991). Desiccating climatic changes may have also played a role (Hitchins, 1992). |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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| Post-capture loss of appetite is potentially a life-threatening problem for free ranging white rhinos put into bomas, especially older bulls, with animals often not feeding for the first seven to ten days (or longer) post-capture (Rogers, 1993). Ideally, bomas should be situated so that anorecti... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Translocation - Methods
White Rhino
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| Khama Reserve, Botswana. The Sanctuary bomas, with walls two metres in height, are constructed of 15-22cm diameter tanelite-treated poles, spaced approximately 15em apart. All bomas have water troughs which are kept full, clay-lined wallowing points, as well as appropriate natural and artificia... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
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| All animals except the subadult bull were eating and drinking fairly well within one week of being placed into the bomas. The cow started eating by day four post-capture, with the calf suckling within 24 hours of release into the boma. The adult bull was eating by day six post-capture. They we... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Botswana
Translocation - Methods
White Rhino
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| Botswana - death of subadult from previous shot wound. All animals except the subadult bull were eating and drinking fairly well within one week of being placed into the bomas. The cow started eating by day four post-capture, with the calf suckling within 24 hours of release into the boma. The... |
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