Sumatran rhinoceros  (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis)

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Glossary

Inbreeding depression: The reduction in viability, birth weight, and fertility that occurs in a population after one or more generations of inbreeding (interbreeding amongst close relatives).
Primary forest: Forest that has remained undisturbed for a long time and has reached a mature condition.
Subspecies: A different race of a species, which is geographically separated from other populations of that species.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (September, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Nowak, R.M. (1991) Walker's Mammals of the World. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
  3. CITES (September, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Foose, T.J. and van Strien, N. (1997) Asian Rhinos: Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan. IUCN/SSC Asian Rhinoceros Specialist Group, IUCN, Gland.
  5. Ellis, R. (2005) Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine. Island Press, Washington.
  6. The International Rhino Foundation (September, 2009)
    http://www.rhinos-irf.org
  7. Françis, C.M. (2008) A Field Guide to the Mammals of South-East Asia. New Holland Publishers, London.