Neushoornstichting Nederland 2026. [Various notes on rhinos, in Dutch] Dierenpark Amersfoort; Oeganda; SRS Sumatra; Imire. Nieuwsbrief 8 May 2026: 1-4.
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Madras Presidency 1917. Report on the administration of the Madras Presidency during the year 1916-17. Madras, Government Press.
South Africa Government 2024. Biodiversity management plan for black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simim) in South Africa 2025-2035. Government Gazette (Staatskoerant) No. 7369, 14 April 2026: 1-60.
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South Africa Scientific Authority 2024. Non-detriment finding assessment for Diceros bicornis (black rhinoceros). Pretoria. pp. 1-30.
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EMS Foundation 2021. Where have all the rhinos gone? A South African retrospective research report. Johannesburg, EMS. pp. 1-142.
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Ranabhat, R.; Pandey, H.P.; Ghimire, S.K.; Subedi, N.; Lamichhane, B.R.; KC, Khim B.; Maraseni, T. 2026. Movement ecology and habitat preferences of translocated greater one-horned rhinoceros in their historic range in Nepal. Journal for Nature Conservation 92 (127302): 1-11. doi.org/10.1016/j.jnc.2026.127302
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Environmental Investigation Agency 2026. Routed through the courts: the illegal trade of rhino horn in China. Washington, EIA. pp. 1-32. eia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/EIA_US_Routed-Through-the-Courts.pdf
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Shekar, P.; Kumar, Mritunjay; Singh, V.K.; Kumar, Ajeet; Das, A.K.; Singh, Gyan Dev; Sarma, K.; Namrata 2026. Trypanosomiasis in wild animals of tropical and sub-tropical region: a review. Agricultural Reviews 47 (1): 36-45. doi.org/10.18805/ag.R-2721
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Ponomarev, D. V.; Puzachenko, A.Y.; Kolfschoten, T. van; Plicht, J. van der; Bondarev, A.A.; Isakov, V.A. 2026. The northernmost discovery of the Merk’s Rhinoceros (Stephanorhinuskirchbergensis Jäger, 1839) in Europe (Vazhgort, Komi Republic, Russia). Paleontological Journal 60 (1): 101-114. doi.org/10.7868/S3034587126010112
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Nakamichi, M.; Saito, M. 2026. Uncommon behaviours observed in a family group of captive black rhinoceros Diceros bicornis: nursing of older offspring and redirected aggression. Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research 14 (2): 75-79. http://doi/org/10.19227/jzar.v14i2.955
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Gajewski, J.A. 2026. Ontogeny and the effects of perinatal stress in the first immature skeleton of Teleoceras aepysoma (Perissodactyla, Rhinocerotidae). Thesis presented to East Tennessee State University. pp. 1-223.
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Madras Municipality 1899. The Zoo in People’s Park. In: Administration report of the Madras Municipality for 1898-99. General department, Appendix II, p. 149.
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Pradhan, D.K. 2026. Principal fauna of the Sikkim Himalaya from past to present. Zoos Print 41 (4): 51-53.
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Prothero, D.R. 2009. Evolutionary transitions in the fossil record of terrestrial hoofed mammals. Evolution: Education and Outreach 2 (2): 289–302. http://www.doi.org/10.1007/s12052-009-0136-1
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