Census and ear-notching of black rhinos (Diceros bicornis michaeli) in Tsavo East National Park, Kenya

Pachyderm

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-69

  Ngene, Shadrack ^a   Bitok, Elephus ^a   Mukeka, Joseph ^a   Gakuya, Francis ^a   Omondi, Patrick ^a   Kimitei, Kennedy ^a   Watol, Yusuf ^a   Kariuki, Linus ^a   Okita, Benson Ouma ^a  

^a KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Aerial count; Black rhino; Population size; Tsavo East National Park

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DICEROS BICORNIS;

EID: 80053644819     PISSN: 10262881     EISSN: 16835018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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