- AWF RHINO CONSERVATION FACT SHEET - African Wildlife Foundation
Black and white rhinos There are two species of rhino in Africa – Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) and White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) The black rhino is represented by four subspecies: Western black rhino (D b longipes), Eastern black Rhino (D b michaeli), South-Western rhino (D b bicornis) and Southern black rhino (D b
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With just over 6,000 individuals left in the wild, black rhinos are Critically Endangered Reintroducing black rhinos to their former range is fundamental to recovering the species; they need a lot of space to roam and their densities cannot be too large in a single park
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Building on positive news of their recovery last year, white rhino numbers continued to rise across the continent, reaching 17,464 at the end of 2023 (up from 16,803) As a result, there were an estimated 23,885 black and white rhinos combined in Africa at the end of 2023, an increase of 2 4%
- How Is The Rhinoceros Faring? - Emagazine. com
By 1970, this dropped to 70,000, by 2022 to 27,000 All five rhino species are now considered endangered and two have less than 100 individuals in the wild Declines are often human-caused Poaching for rhino horn remains the greatest threat, since rhino horns are often falsely considered aphrodisiacs or luxury goods
- Stories | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
When I was a kid, marking days off the calendar until school holidays arrived, I knew that each day took me closer to Etosha National Park in Namibia Unfortunately, the rhinos that live there are targets for armed poachers and international wildlife crime syndicates that kill them for their horns
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Range states in Africa reported an estimated 23,885 rhinos (combining the black and the white rhino species) at the end of 2023, an increase of 2 4% from the year before These increases come from concerted conservation efforts across Africa, including containing the poaching rate
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Black rhinos are native to eastern and southern Africa With only 6,487 remaining on the continent in 2022, they are classified as severely endangered on the International Union for Conservation
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