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Rhinoceros unicornis

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List of Habitats:
1 Forest
1.5 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry
1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
4 Grassland
4.6 Grassland - Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded
5 Wetlands (inland)
5.4 Wetlands (inland) - Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands
5.7 Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
5.8 Wetlands (inland) - Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha)
List of Conservation Actions:
1 Land/water protection
1.1 Site/area protection (in place)
2 Land/water management
2.1 Site/area management (in place)
2.3 Habitat & natural process restoration (in place)
3 Species management
3.1 Species management
3.1.1 Harvest management (in place)
3.1.2 Trade management (in place)
3.3 Species re-introduction
3.3.1 Reintroduction (in place)
4 Education & awareness
4.1 Formal education (in place)
4.2 Training (in place)
4.3 Awareness & communications (in place)
5 Law & policy
5.4 Compliance and enforcement
5.4.1 International level (in place)
5.4.2 National level (in place)
List of Threats:
1 Residential & commercial development
1.1 Housing & urban areas
2 Agriculture & aquaculture
2.1 Annual & perennial non-timber crops
2.1.2 Small-holder farming
2.3 Livestock farming & ranching
2.3.2 Small-holder grazing, ranching or farming
4 Transportation & service corridors
4.1 Roads & railroads
4.2 Utility & service lines
5 Biological resource use
5.1 Hunting & trapping terrestrial animals
5.1.1 Intentional use (species is the target)
6 Human intrusions & disturbance
6.2 War, civil unrest & military exercises
7 Natural system modifications
7.2 Dams & water management/use
7.2.11 Dams (size unknown)
8 Invasive & other problematic species & genes
8.1 Invasive non-native/alien species
8.1.1 Unspecified species
8.2 Problematic native species
11 Climate change & severe weather
11.4 Storms & flooding
Citation: Talukdar, B.K., Emslie, R., Bist, S.S., Choudhury, A., Ellis, S., Bonal, B.S., Malakar, M.C., Talukdar, B.N. & Barua, M. 2008. Rhinoceros unicornis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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