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Austria-De-De Azienda Directories
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Azienda News:
- WWF - Rhino
Back in 2003, WWF began translocating critically endangered black rhinos, trucking and airlifting them to reserves around the country Over 160 have been safely relocated since then Released onto large tracts of prime black rhino habitat, the ten founder populations have flourished, with more than 70 calves being born
- Sumatran Rhinos in Borneo Down to a Few Dozen Animals
The smallest of the five rhino species, Sumatran rhinos are about at 4 5 feet tall and weigh about one ton It is the only Asian rhino species with two horns There are believed to be fewer than 300 Sumatran rhinos left in the world and they are considered one of the most endangered rhino species because of the intensity of poaching
- A herd of dead rhinos — Borneo Rhino Alliance
Capturing Sumatran rhinos was one thing Keeping them alive turned out to be another thing entirely An article by Jeremy Hance published in Mongabay by 24 SEPTEMBER 2018 An agreement to launch a captive breeding program was brokered in 1984 By 1985, key participants began pulling out, including the Malaysian state of Sabah Despite the setbacks, efforts to capture rhinos quickly got up and
- Threats to Rhinos - Rhino Recovery Fund
Rhino poaching is driven by a demand for rhino horn in Asia, primarily in China and Vietnam, where it is believed to hold medicinal properties Traditional medicine practices in these areas deem rhino horn a panacea, even though these horns are made of nothing more than keratin, the same material that our own hair and fingernails are made of
- Last Male Northern White Rhino Remembered in Ceremony
Sudan, the world's last male northern white rhino, grazes at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya on May 3, 2017 Sudan's daughter and granddaughter are the only two remaining
- Just two northern white rhinos are left on Earth. A new . . .
Scientists now believe they can use IVF to save the critically endangered northern white rhino This southern white rhino fetus, a 70-day-old male, was the result of in vitro fertilization
- Protecting Wild Sumatran Rhinos in West Leuser, Indonesia
Tragically, the rhino’s most distinguished feature, their horns, are prized for alleged and unfounded medicinal benefits and are traded on the African and Asian black market In the last decade, nearly 9,000 African rhinos have been killed for this destructive trade, and Asian rhinos have dwindled to near-extinction levels
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