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African Rhino Survival Facts: Extinction, Conservation . . . Tragic Extinction: Western Black Rhinoceros The Western Black Rhinoceros, scientifically known as Diceros bicornis longa, once stood as a distinctive subspecies within the realm of the Black Rhinoceros Regrettably, it was officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in the 21st century
How the world’s largest rhino population dropped by 70 . . . Kruger is now home to fewer than 4,000 rhinos, down from more than 10,000 in 2010 The population is divided between 3,549 white rhinos, which are grazers with square lips, and 268 black rhinos
Assessing and managing the rising rhino population in . . . The greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is a flagship species, and yet is poorly known unlike its African cousin The species future is now under a growing threat, judging by the prospect of a legalization of the horn trade that has been the subject of recent debate, coupled with the fragmentation of the animal's habitat
A Rare Success–Near-extinct East African black rhino return . . . Forty years ago, an estimated 500 to 700 East African black rhinos freely roamed the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem Poaching then drove this black rhino population to near extinction Critically endangered Today, the East African black rhino is critically endangered An estimated 1,000 individuals remain in the wild
Rhinos Return to Rwanda 2019 - African Parks Due to the relentless persecution of the species for its horn, black rhino populations have plummeted across Africa resulting in fewer than 5,000 left in the wild today Effective park management, law enforcement and community engagement are essential in conserving wild rhino populations across their range
Mitochondrial DNA diversity of the eastern black rhinoceros In Tanzania, the eastern black rhinoceros population had dropped from approximately 10,000 in the 1960s to only 46 by 1997 (Emslie Brooks 1999) The few remaining individuals were restricted to a series of small and isolated populations (Makacha et al 1982; Sinclair and Arcese 1995) By the 1990s in Tanzania, only three subpopulations