Disturbance and Habitat Factors in a Small Reserve: Space use by Establishing Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Odendaal-Holmes ◽  
Jason P. Marshal ◽  
Francesca Parrini
Keyword(s):  
Space Use ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis ◽  
Habitat Factors

Somatic Chromosomes of a Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis Gray 1821)

1967 ◽  
Vol 101 (920) ◽  
pp. 357-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Hungerford ◽  
H. Sharat Chandra ◽  
Robert L. Snyder
Keyword(s):  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis

Observations on the Pathology of Lesions Associated with Stephanofilaria dinniki Round, 1964 from the Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

1964 ◽  
Vol 38 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 171-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Tremlett
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
National Park ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis ◽  
Made In

In South Africa, a filarioid infestation has been associated with lesions in the skin of the black rhinoceros (Schulz and Kluge, 1960). Similar lesions had been reported earlier from Kenya, as consistently occurring in these animals but their aetiology was unknown (Spinage, 1960). Recently the opportunity occurred to examine lesion material from four black rhinoceros located in the Royal Tsavo National Park Kenya. From this material adult helminths were recovered and identified (Round, 1964), and further pathological studies made. In addition, one rhinoceros showed evidence of an otitis.

Disassociation between black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis ) mothers and their calves

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 268-269
Author(s):  
Peter R. Law ◽  
Zoe C. Jewell ◽  
Sky K. Alibhai
Keyword(s):  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis

scholarly journals Characterizing Sleep Behavior of the Wild Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis bicornis)

SLEEP ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1569-1574 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Santymire ◽  
Jordana Meyer ◽  
Elizabeth W. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis

Vitamin E in Captive and Wild Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen S. Dierenfeld ◽  
Raoul du Toit ◽  
R. Eric Miller
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin E ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis

BLACK RHINOCEROS (DICEROS BICORNIS) NATURAL DIETS: COMPARING IRON LEVELS ACROSS SEASONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (3s) ◽  
pp. S48-S54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephane F. Helary ◽  
Joanne A. Shaw ◽  
Derek Brown ◽  
Marcus Clauss ◽  
Norman Owen-Smith
Keyword(s):  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Diceros Bicornis ◽  
Geographical Locations

scholarly journals The reproductive success of black rhinoceroses in the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Koedoe ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zoliswa N. Nhleko ◽  
Dan M. Parker ◽  
Dave J. Druce
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Black Rhinoceros ◽  
Ecological Carrying Capacity ◽  
Diceros Bicornis ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Southern Central ◽  
Target Period ◽  
The Mean

Black rhinoceroses (Diceros bicornis) are endangered and the southern-central sub-species (Diceros bicornis minor) is considered critically endangered. We assessed the reproductive lifehistories of black rhinoceroses in Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park (HiP), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, to determine whether this historically important donor sub-population was meeting regional reproductive targets. Detailed life-history information for known individuals (n = 79–120) was used to investigate reproductive parameters between 1998 and 2013. Mean age at sexual maturity was 12 years, which exceeded a target period of 7 years and 5 months. The mean inter-calving interval was 3 years and 8 months – 8 months longer than the recommended 3 years. The poor population performance of the HiP black rhinoceroses could be a result of poor habitat quality, poor animal condition, females losing their first calves, predation of calves or a negative social effect of annual live-harvesting of the population. However, we believe that the estimated ecological carrying capacity of black rhinoceroses at HiP (a figure used to ascertain whether the population can be harvested at all) may be incorrect, leading to the poor reproductive performance. We recommend that the accuracy of the ecological carrying capacity estimate be assessed as a matter of urgency and that a moratorium be placed on the live-harvesting of individuals until the estimate has been refined.Conservation implications: Our results provide key data which can be used to refine black rhinoceros breeding targets in South Africa and the region more broadly

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