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Reference Base  15th Annual Report, 1 April 1962 - 31 March 1963. Typewr... |
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15th Annual Report, 1 April 1962 - 31 March 1963. Typewritten Report |
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Natal Parks Board |
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1963 |
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Pietermaritzburg, NPB |
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pp. 1-37 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| During the dry winter white rhino were recorded in many parts of the reserve where they had not previously been observed in their search for suitbale grazing. During the summer many of them remained permanently in these areas or continued to pay frequent visits to them with the result that the p... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Status
Black Rhino
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| Diceros bicornis Five deaths were recorded during the year. A female died from wounds received in a fight with another rhino. Two died of old age. A young calf in all probability died as a result of extreme cold weather that accompanied the first spring rains, and the fifth died from unknown c... |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Poaching
African Rhino Species
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| Two black rhino were destroyed by snaring in the reserve and 1 white rhino was killed on 5 August 1962. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Immobilization and capture of white rhino continued succesfully at Umfolozi, whence 44 were moved to various destinations. Fifteen went to zoological gardens overseas, 7 to Kruger NP, 8 to Southern Rhodesia, 4 to Willem Pretorius and 8 to Ndumu GR. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Only one white rhino death was recorded. A young bull received injurties that proved fatal in a fight with an older bull. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
Black Rhino
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| A good number of calves was recorded, and despite the abnormally high mortality rate of 1961, there was no noticeable reduction in the population. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Fighting
White Rhino
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| Only one white rhino death was recorded. A young bull received injuries that proved fatal in a fight with an older bull. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Behaviour - Fighting
Black Rhino
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| A female died from wounds received in a fight with another rhino. |
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