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| Title: |
Monitoring the movements of Umfolozi's white rhinos |
| Author(s): |
Shrader, A.M. |
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1996 |
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REF News |
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no. 16 |
| Pages: |
3, figs. 1-2 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
White Rhino
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| In 1897, the last few white rhinos in Africa were discovered living between the white and black Umfolozi Rivers, in what is now the Umfolozi Game Reserve. In an attempt to save these last few individuals, the area was made into one of Africa's first game reserves and today, an estimated 2000 whi... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Ecology - Population
White Rhino
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| White rhinos can have a massive impact on their environment through overgrazing. It is thus imperative that the rhino population be kept at a level where they will not have a detrimental impact on the reserve. In 1986 the Natal Parks Board implemented a management policy to deal with the rapidl... |
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Monitoring the movements of Umfolozi's white rhinos
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