Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild

Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild

Hand-raised rhinos would preferentially settle at sites close to areas where human activity was significant. Hand-raised rhinos that attached themselves to sites of human activity tended to move less widely and to have smaller seasonal ranges than those that moved away from human settlements. These...

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Main Author: G. Matipano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2004-12-01
Series:Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Subjects:
Black rhino
Hand-raised
Ranging behaviour
Reintroduction
Online Access:https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/70
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spelling doaj-91eb2ed16a844156b900cde5182b8a172020-11-25T00:20:29ZengAOSISKoedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science0075-64582071-07712004-12-014718910110.4102/koedoe.v47i1.7058Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wildG. Matipano0Matusadona National ParkHand-raised rhinos would preferentially settle at sites close to areas where human activity was significant. Hand-raised rhinos that attached themselves to sites of human activity tended to move less widely and to have smaller seasonal ranges than those that moved away from human settlements. These rhinos had no fear of humans and some animals would move along established roads into hostile areas outside the park. These factors made hand-raised rhinos more vulnerable to poaching than their wild counterparts. Management of hand-raised rhinos with regards to ranging behaviour is discussed in the text.https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/70Black rhinoHand-raisedRanging behaviourReintroduction
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Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
Black rhino
Hand-raised
Ranging behaviour
Reintroduction
author_facet G. Matipano
author_sort G. Matipano
title Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
title_short Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
title_full Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
title_fullStr Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
title_full_unstemmed Post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>Diceros bicornis</i>, L. in Matusadona National Park, Zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
title_sort post-release ranging behaviour of hand-raised black rhinoceros, <i>diceros bicornis</i>, l. in matusadona national park, zimbabwe with recommendations for management of introduction to the wild
publisher AOSIS
series Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science
issn 0075-6458
2071-0771
publishDate 2004-12-01
description Hand-raised rhinos would preferentially settle at sites close to areas where human activity was significant. Hand-raised rhinos that attached themselves to sites of human activity tended to move less widely and to have smaller seasonal ranges than those that moved away from human settlements. These rhinos had no fear of humans and some animals would move along established roads into hostile areas outside the park. These factors made hand-raised rhinos more vulnerable to poaching than their wild counterparts. Management of hand-raised rhinos with regards to ranging behaviour is discussed in the text.
topic Black rhino
Hand-raised
Ranging behaviour
Reintroduction
url https://koedoe.co.za/index.php/koedoe/article/view/70
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