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Title: Reintroduction of black rhino to North Luangwa National Park, Zambia
Author(s): Westhuizen, E. van der
Year published: 2003
Journal: Oryx
Volume: 37 (4)
Pages: 403
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Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
(Status in 1990s) In the early 1970s the Luangwa Valley was home to an estimated population of 4,000-12 000 (Ansell, W.F.H., 1975, Black rhinoceros in Zambia. Oryx, 13, 83-84). The large, unfenced, and under-funded National Parks and Game Management Areas of Zambia were, however, very vulnerable ...
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Species:
Captive - Europe
Captivity - Zoo Records
Black Rhino
These animals were part of an agreement between FZS, Frankfurt Zoo, South African National Parks and ZAWA. Frankfurt Zoo has sent two black rhino calves, born in the zoo, to South African National Parks and a third will follow later this year. Two of these animals form the basis of the arrangemen...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
Zambia is historically one of the major range states for the black rhino Diceros bicornis minor (see also Oryx, 37, 139), and the Luangwa Valley was one of the strongholds of the animals in the country.
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
(Status in 1970s) In the early 1970s the Luangwa Valley was home to an estimated population of 4,000-12 000 (Ansell, W.F.H., 1975, Black rhinoceros in Zambia. Oryx, 13, 83-84). The large, unfenced, and under-funded National Parks and Game Management Areas of Zambia were, however, very vulnerable ...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Translocation - Records
Black Rhino
These animals were part of an agreement between FZS, Frankfurt Zoo, South African National Parks and ZAWA. Frankfurt Zoo has sent two black rhino calves, born in the zoo, to South African National Parks and a third will follow later this year. Two of these animals form the basis of the arrangemen...
  details

Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
Translocation - Records
Black Rhino
The 4,600 km' North Luangwa National Park, situated in the mid to upper Luangwa Valley, has been jointly managed since 1986 by the Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) and the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) in the form of the North Luangwa Conservation Project. The resulting long-term continuity...
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