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line Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758


CAPTIVE BREEDING

The SSC/Asian Rhino Specialist Group records a total captive population of 126 Great Indian Rhinos. Of these 36 are within the range states, whilst 90 are captive outside the range.16 The 1989 Rhino Action Plan recommends that the minimum number of Great Indian Rhinos required to maintain a viable captive population is 150 individuals.6 The International Zoo Yearbook, recorded six Great Indian Rhinos born in 1992. Of these, three were of second or subsequent captive generation. An International Studbook is held for the species at Zoologischer Garten Basel, Switzerland; and an organized captive propagation programme is continuing in North America.6




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