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Siam. Flower (1900, p. 369) recorded a pair of horns from near 

 Raheng, but very little further information concerning the Gaur in 

 Siam seemed to be available at that time. 



"The Burmese race of the Gaur probably inhabits Northern and 

 North-western Siam, where it seems to be fairly common in the 

 mountain regions. Southern limit of range not definitely known. 

 Gaur are, however, not rare on the Siam-Tenasserim boundary." 

 (Gyldenstolpe, 1919, p. 174.) 



"Practically all Siamese specimens have been obtained in the 

 north or west" (Kloss, 1919, p. 391). 



Gairdner (1914, p. 37) mentions the animal's occurrence in the 

 Ratburi and Petehaburi districts. 



Protection of the female only throughout the year was recom- 

 mended by the Siam Society in 1931. 



French Indo-China. In Cambodia the Gaur is in no danger of 

 extermination. It is found especially in the Province of Kratie, 

 Stung-Treng, Kompong-Thom, Siemreap, Battambang, and Kam- 

 pot. Only adult males, in limited number and at certain seasons, 

 may be killed. (Resident Superieur of Cambodia, in litt., Novem- 

 ber 20, 1936.) 



In Cochin China the former range was more extensive and more 

 densely populated than the present range. The Gaur now occurs 

 in the north of the Provinces of Tayninh and Thudaumot, and in 

 the east of the Provinces of Bienhoa and Baria. The numbers are 

 difficult to estimate, but may amount to a thousand. The horns 

 are sometimes used in Chinese pharmacy. The hunting is regu- 

 lated. (Roche, in litt., 1937.) 



In the region where Cochin China, Cambodia, and Annam meet, 

 depletion of the herds is more pronounced in the case of the Gaur 

 than in the case of the Banteng. The central plateau of Indo- 

 China was formerly noted for its Gaurs. There are still many 

 today, but the herds under observation for 15 years melt away 

 little by little. Fully mature individuals are rarer and rarer. The 

 decrease is not due to epizootics; those which strike the Bovidae 

 are manifested in Indo-China with a remarkable periodicity. They 

 have always existed. Thus they could not account for the pro- 

 gressively accelerated diminution that everybody has noticed 

 during the past 15 years. The existence of the Gaur and the 

 Banteng is seriously threatened, regardless of favorable appear- 

 ances at certain points, but a few protective measures seriously 

 applied would remove the danger. (Andre Kieffer, in litt., Novem- 

 ber 21, 1936.) 



James L. Clark (in litt., June 26, 1936) reports the species on 

 the Lagna River, 125 miles northeast of Saigon. "The gaur are 

 apparently plentiful, but their ranges are spotty and limited." 



