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Title: Reproduction and population density: trade-offs for the conservation of rhinos in situ
Author(s): Rachlow, J.L.; Berger, J.
Year published: 1998
Journal: Animal Conservation
Volume: 1 (2)
Pages: 101-106, figs. 1-3, table 1
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Location:
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
White rhinos were extirpated in Zimbabwe in the late 1800s
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
Reintroductions 1962-1967 & 1975-1986. White rhinos were reintroduced in the 1960s when animals were translocated from Umfolozi Game Reserve in South Africa. Matobo National Park (MNP) is located in southwestern Zimbabwe, and encompasses over 425 km? of the Matobo Hills, characterised by rugge...
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World
Ecology - Population
White Rhino
Population growth after reintroduction. The population of white rhinos in the fenced WGP has undergone two periods of growth during which translocations did not occur: 1967-1974 (early period) and 1987-1994 (late period). Rates of annual increase calculated for the early and late periods were 1...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
World
Ecology - Population
White Rhino
Population growth after reintroduction. The population of white rhinos in the fenced WGP has undergone two periods of growth during which translocations did not occur: 1967-1974 (early period) and 1987-1994 (late period). Rates of annual increase calculated for the early and late periods were 1...
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World
Conservation
White Rhino
Females breed faster in low-density populations than in high density - Conservation Implication for rhino managers Due to extreme levels of poaching, few African rhinos now persist outside of heavily guarded reserves. Most rhino sanctuaries encompass relatively small areas because of the difficu...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Management
Black Rhino
Zimbabwe. Body condition was assessed following a method outlined for white rhinos by Keep (1971), which scores condition visually based on reduction of fat deposits and muscle mass around the neck, scapula, spine and sacrum. We photographed each rhino in the late wet season (7 April to 8 May) ...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Management
Black Rhino
Zimbabwe. Body condition was assessed following a method outlined for white rhinos by Keep (1971), which scores condition visually based on reduction of fat deposits and muscle mass around the neck, scapula, spine and sacrum. We photographed each rhino in the late wet season (7 April to 8 May) ...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Reproduction
White Rhino
Intervals between births have ranged from 2 to 6 years for white rhinos in MNP. Mean intervals for females in the WGP were 2.9 ? 0.1 years (n = 6 females, 21 intervals) during the early period and 3.3 ? 0.2 years (n = 8 females, 19 intervals) during the late period. Only one female in the low-d...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Reproduction
White Rhino
Zimbabwe. Female reproductive parameters varied with population density. Age at first reproduction for female white rhinos in MNP varied from 6.5 to 11.5 years of age. Using data for all females, age at first reproduction increased significantly with total population density in the year of con...
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