An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992
During the 1992 dry season a low intensity total count aerial survey, using two aircraft simultaneously, was undertaken specifically for black and white rhino and elephant in northern Botswana. No black rhinos were recorded, while a total of seven white rhinos were counted in the survey. An approxi...
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During the 1992 dry season a low intensity total count aerial survey, using two aircraft simultaneously, was undertaken specifically for black and white rhino and elephant in northern Botswana. No black rhinos were recorded, while a total of seven white rhinos were counted in the survey. An approximate population figure of 14,758 elephants giving an estimated density of 1.15 per sq km for the areas as a whole was recorded. The relatively low carcass ratio of 3% is indicative of a population with low mortality and/or increased immigration.
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| spelling | doaj-art-9d7ba5b51b614cebb3bdd1a2860d75af2025-08-20T03:48:23ZengIUCNPachyderm1026-28811683-50181993-12-0117110.69649/pachyderm.v17i1.785An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992Michael KnightP. HitchinsK. Erb During the 1992 dry season a low intensity total count aerial survey, using two aircraft simultaneously, was undertaken specifically for black and white rhino and elephant in northern Botswana. No black rhinos were recorded, while a total of seven white rhinos were counted in the survey. An approximate population figure of 14,758 elephants giving an estimated density of 1.15 per sq km for the areas as a whole was recorded. The relatively low carcass ratio of 3% is indicative of a population with low mortality and/or increased immigration. https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/785 |
| spellingShingle | Michael Knight P. Hitchins K. Erb An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992 Pachyderm |
| title | An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992 |
| title_full | An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992 |
| title_fullStr | An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992 |
| title_full_unstemmed | An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992 |
| title_short | An aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the Chobe National Park and surrounding areas, northern Botswana, September 1992 |
| title_sort | aerial survey of rhinoceros and elephant in a portion of the chobe national park and surrounding areas northern botswana september 1992 |
| url | https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/785 |
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