The Rhinoceros in Captivity
Author | : L. C. Rookmaaker |
Publisher | : Kugler Publications |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789051031348 |
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Author | : L. C. Rookmaaker |
Publisher | : Kugler Publications |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9789051031348 |
Author | : Caroline Arnold |
Publisher | : StarWalk Kids Media |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2014-06-30 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1623345375 |
The rhino's horns are so highly prized in many countries that poachers continue to kill rhinos even though it is against the law. Illegal hunting and the destruction of their habitat have left all five species of rhinos in serious danger of becoming extinct.
Author | : |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 30 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Conservation of natural resources |
ISBN | : 2880329736 |
Author | : The Fifth Graders of P S 107 John W Ki |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 2014-05-02 |
Genre | : Sumatran rhinoceros |
ISBN | : 9780692209189 |
Andatu, the only Sumatran rhino to be born in captivity in Indonesia, tells the story of his life at the Way Kambas rhino sanctuary, his species' fight for survival and what children can do to help save rhinos. Fifth graders at the P.S. 107 John W. Kimball Learning Center, an elementary school in Park Slope, Brooklyn, wrote and illustrated this inspiring story. The year-long project was a collaboration between the P.S. 107 Beast Relief committee and the International Rhino Foundation. All proceeds from sale of the book will go directly to the International Rhino Foundation for the care, feeding and protection of Andatu and rhinos like him.
Author | : Mohd. Khan bin Momin Khan |
Publisher | : IUCN |
Total Pages | : 122 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9782831703367 |
There are currently three species of Asian rhino: the Indian or greater one-horned Asian rhino, the Javan or lesser one-horned Asian rhino and the Sumatran or Asian two-horned rhino. Today, all three are threatened with extinction and two, the Sumatran rhino and Javan rhino, critically so. Although the Indian rhino is to be found in greater numbers than the other two, the threats to this species nevertheless remain significant. As in the case of the African rhinos, the threats to the Asian rhinos stem from poaching for the horn, the primary demand for which is in traditional Chinese medicine but which is also a speculator's commodity in several consumer nations. However, a further threat to these animals is also posed by the destruction of their habitat. Indeed, two of these species inhabit the tropical rainforest which is being destroyed. This action plan describes the major requirements for rhino conservation and describes some of the programmes which can and are being implemented to stem the threats to these species such as managed breeding and the "in situ" conservation of their habitats.
Author | : Kees Rookmaaker |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 891 |
Release | : 2024-06-12 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9004691545 |
The rhinoceros is an iconic animal. Three species once inhabited South Asia, two of which disappeared over a century ago. This survey aims to reconstruct the historical distribution of these large mammals resulting in new maps showing the extent of their occurrences. Thousands of sources varied in time and nature are used to study the interactions between man and rhinoceros. The text is supported by over 700 illustrations and 38 maps showing the importance of the rhinoceros in the scientific and cultural fabric of Asia and beyond.
Author | : L.C. Rookmaaker |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2020-08-26 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1000162281 |
A listing and analysis of 3106 references to the rhinoceros in books and articles.
Author | : A. Hoogerwerf |
Publisher | : Brill Archive |
Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 1970 |
Genre | : Udjung-Kulon Nature Park |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Eric Dinerstein |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2003-07-02 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0231501307 |
Beginning in 1984, Eric Dinerstein led a team directly responsible for the recovery of the greater one-horned rhinoceros in the Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, where the population had once declined to as few as 100 rhinos. The Return of the Unicorns is an account of what it takes to save endangered large mammals. In its pages, Dinerstein outlines the multifaceted recovery program—structured around targeted fieldwork and scientific research, effective protective measures, habitat planning and management, public-awareness campaigns, economic incentives to promote local guardianship, and bold, uncompromising leadership—that brought these extraordinary animals back from the brink of extinction. In an age when scientists must also become politicians, educators, fund-raisers, and activists to safeguard the subjects that they study, Dinerstein's inspiring story offers a successful model for large-mammal conservation that can be applied throughout Asia and across the globe.