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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3555, 3 August 1905, Page 3

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SwwlJ SteJuJw nt i'tii’ siv>«cs<-J, T73tH<; iu i■C* I? n»vy Im. I v ;-, ■D. : iv •1? Ks .‘ 2■ t. ~r‘ I c:' u , fl'iuirc ai.o aJbif<o« in nearly species o.i created (A : ( , , '• w.dhi cie.rdiau+ <N ; ',,.,, ... and *Thitc deer-- ~ ■''hi. eO to r reef: a v date -in ' r „ '• ~,t ~1 C m ■ . f ' tf • r ;: .i ■ ■ ;», v. / ; .' rhinoc,yj. T , nw ~,{ ,R- are ia <■•<•!<;•;<■ ■(»?■' r u «. C*sCjPif'-r<;<l -tinn !,? A fri' I '.. '•■ ;;r;: I, rv.d pm':. f>! • ; ■•. v .■■■;■,■,-■■• than c, on or r.o *»*v I A. "•'he T,>*Hir dcNn i-ifi-ru;: 'inr'.;; :vn -, : I, of recent IT;:,.;wAN i.nmli Awd of til'.-SC a dream d-. Natal. Fortunately, they rii,l-rr-f,f.T.; i:l i 11 ■IUOO. :||l" 1r: ■'* ■• . .■ ■ v ~.. . . mcft tv! j, !li,: !‘; ,r;,Si. i, : i ;;,, -'S vcTS I . of tin- '■iiiovi;/, <u he rwi sv‘ Lit a ■ r iit.; Knight hare been now moiv .n i a rl y e):4inct ever .bo'•.ire, f ;r h u •; tool, TCty SC I - Upu! ’SUS In ■l-n-i, l. | f( : XUey (rI:■ i Vhiyoe-.-.ri': ..'a,-. ■,, : 'i, ; ■ at u F.U > ij .... estsily ;vUi'- w1 ,,; j-.., >t! , ;i ,-„ :pvOi\ch. ! , j;..! inii-tn, nninn wb -;Is fili .yardfl .1N..,-, i,u;v .NiiNi. Wffe <'.rt;:i 1.’.,. : ;V; 'r: ■: : ,n The rhinoi.vrl aiv,>; i ; re uni. ni all di.vl.u'c be-'i, T.nv i>. iii;:IttOMllU'd find V' t iinfi.:-,.' 'afcoppif.l) kilt 2D yard;; fr.;ni lb;' nnrd, During a minute or t.v,-o (.he anneal:'eoemefl in Tiny no aWenninn whaf ■•.•rer to til,' hii :n;ui. hniTelio iVirre »v.V«citing (.iKMii arii.J kepi. on. I'rov/.dM,;';. ivnia they in.-Mu io iaiii'f the n; if I!) ey had .u.'•".vi'tocl .si line' hi ng ri i ;; 1.1 ii'l i u;.;' or di.a.ve re, a hie. ye!, enrion: ! '■ e :e'... ii, they nociiivi, not to Ihe visitors*, although Nr; latter were nol hidden. A{?ter a short time, during tvhieii they Tiliowed ,'v sort of v.-igii'! jireiweiipaLii'a., they withdrew, first walking and finally trolling. Doubtless it is very *<*l4om that these animals may be seen for so long at such .shoi l, range. The herd was composed of four adultr: (one a powerful mala) and of one animal about. Miri‘e-(jiiarters grown. The same day it herd of three Cfther rhiiiorcri -wore, seen, one male. One Ofnalc; and a young one. Thus «igihl. individuals were, seen, and probably these comprise all. that is left of the species in the region, except, perhaps, one or two animals, li is estimated dial, there may bc'leii ailogether. 11. is believed lh:;! then 1 are also a few in {lst (rbinviiiu ai ll , bni. this is (Imiiitfnl. The widte ridnoeeri are as strictly, protected as possible, ft is absolutely forbidden In mint, i.lit-m on penalty of a tine. , V. ... on or

irapri.'ioinneut. and. tin' yoveriior (iifii•elf cuunnt give permission to kill, them. This in Tery wine, for even if there renuiin ns many as 20 white rhinowr i in the world (here nru cor* tainly no more. Ami It j» rather late.-to take tip t,he work of preserving this toteresting .species.