Email this article 
Hide
Show all
Original Research
Monitoring and identification of black rhinoceros Diceros bicomis in Damaraland and the compilation of a population register
Koedoe | Vol 32, No 2 | a474 |
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/koedoe.v32i2.474
| © 1989 M. Britz, B.C. Loutit
| This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 21 October 1989 | Published: 21 October 1989
Submitted: 21 October 1989 | Published: 21 October 1989
About the author(s)
M. Britz,, NamibiaB.C. Loutit,, Namibia
Full Text:
PDF (1MB)Abstract
Selected Papers from the Rhinoceros Conservation Workshop, Skukuza, Kruger National Park,31 August – 4 September 1988 Identification files for black rhinoceros in Damaraland were begun in 1982. By 1986 almost every individual animal known to occur in the area was listed and documented by means of photographs and relevant data pertaining to individual animals. The maintenance of the identification files is described as are the activities of the monitoring teams. Records show that tracking on foot is the most reliable method of censusing and identifying black rhinoceros in the Damaraland area.
Keywords
Black rhinoceros, identification files, population register, Damaraland, monitoring teams, spoor size.
Metrics
Total abstract views: 5099Total article views: 3031
Crossref Citations
1. Pathways to more inclusive and effective black rhino conservation: Insights from a decade of design and delivery in NW Namibia
J. R. Muntifering, P. Beytell, L. Dax, L. Karutjaiva, A. Malherbe, C. Naomab, B. A. Shivute, S. Uri‐Khob, A. T. Knight
Conservation Science and Practice vol: 7 issue: 11 year: 2025
doi: 10.1111/csp2.70048
2. Population parameters, performance and insights into factors influencing the reproduction of the black rhinocerosDiceros bicornisin Namibia
Jeff R. Muntifering, Abigail Guerier, Piet Beytell, Ken Stratford
Oryx vol: 57 issue: 5 first page: 659 year: 2023
doi: 10.1017/S0030605322001065