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Reference Base  Black rhino on private land - the experience of Lapalala ... |
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Black rhino on private land - the experience of Lapalala Wilderness, South Africa |
| Author(s): |
Walker, C.H. |
| Year published: |
1994 |
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Pachyderm |
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18 |
| Pages: |
44-45 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| The small black rhino population at Lapalala Wilderness provides a case study for the effectiveness of private sanctuaries. Between 1990 and 1992, ten black rhino (now four bulls and six cows) were re-established in the Lapalala Wilderness, a 244 km? privately-owned property in the Waterberg Mo... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis. The Iwaba Estate in Zimbabwe, which is approximately the same size as the current Lapalala rhino sanctuary, offers an interesting comparison. The first four mature bulls were introduced over a four-year period (1986-1989), and a total of 25 rhino were translocated to the estat... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
Black Rhino
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| The two bulls introduced in 1990 routinely overlap m their movements. However, the two most recently introduced bulls occupy separate zones with the inner bull mainly standing in the eastern area and the young bull in the western sector. The dominant bull of the 1990 introduction does not toler... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Food
Black Rhino
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| Lapalala, South Africa. The diversity of plants in the Waterberg is considerable and since 1990, an ongoing programme has been in place to identify plants eaten by the rhino. A number of species that are well utilized are corkbush (Mundulea scricea), tamboti (Spirostachys afficana), mountain kar... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Food
Black Rhino
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| Lapalala, South Africa. The diversity of plants in the Waterberg is considerable and since 1990, an ongoing programme has been in place to identify plants eaten by the rhino. A number of species that are well utilized are corkbush (Mundulea scricea), tamboti (Spirostachys afficana), mountain kar... |
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