TOOLS FOR RHINO CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

Information on many aspects of the black rhino animal from breeding to behaviour.

Black Rhino Diet

A summary of diet information from many rhino researchers.

Plant (browse) composition, climate and geology of studied rhino areas.

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Kwende

Vital knowledge needed for sound management of a rhino population comes from monitoring.

Browser Competition

Other browsing species affect black rhino. Find out how much for you area.

How to calculate key demographic variables.

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A Si Hamba

RHINO TOOLS

Topics…..

AfRSG ID Monitoring Course

Conservation background
Ears
Horns
Using Field booklets
Condition assessment

Black Rhino Biology

Biological data form the RMG and other data sources

Browse Competition

Convert browser into Rhino Equivalents
Calculate total browsing densities

Population Analysis

Growth rates
Correcting for adult sex ratio bias
Inter-calving intervals

Habitats

Kenya
Tanzania
South Africa
Namibia
Zambia

Achieving good population growth is a prime objective of black rhino conservation management in each African rhino range state.

WHY? Because good population growth is fundamentally important in order to….

Conserve genetic diversity of rhino

Build rhino numbers up to viable long term levels

Protect against the effects of poaching

We provide a repository of material that can be used by rhino owners, managers and custodians, as well as students, researchers / scientists working in rhino conservation, and rhino conservation fund raisers. The focus here is primarily on the black rhinoceros.

Monitoring Training

Black Rhino Biology

Population Analysis

Habitats

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CONSTRUCTION