That’s why ZSL began working with the Kenya Wildlife Service to conserve and secure the future of this iconic and endangered animal, and many others. In Kenya, between 19, black rhino numbers plummeted from over 20,000 to just 350, due to illegal poaching and habitat loss. Help us make sure we don’t lose these incredibly precious creatures. There are now around 5,550 black rhinos across Africa. Poaching of rhinos for rhino horn is still a huge threat, and the poachers have got increasingly better equipped. Almost 10 000 rhinos have been lost to poaching in South Africa since 2007. However, by 1960 intensive poaching reduced their. However recently white rhino numbers have been declining due to a surge in poaching, with 15,942 remaining in the wild today. Sadly there are no individuals from the ‘northern’ subspecies of white rhinos left in the wild, and only a handful in captivity.įor the black rhino (slightly smaller, with a more pointed top lip) the worst period was between 19, when around 96% of them were lost to wide-scale poaching. The rhino population in South Africa is facing increased pressure from poaching and the illegal trade in rhino horn. At the beginning of the 20th century, black rhinos numbered around 850,000 across the African continent. The ‘southern’ subspecies of white rhinos is a conservation success story and had been helped back from under 100 in 1895 to over 20,000 individuals. Poaching of rhinos for their horns and habitat loss are huge threats to both white and black rhinos. Black rhino habitat use, home ranges, and spatial distribution in the Kalahari ecosystem In Africa, one of the majestic Big 5 is facing extinction due to the high pressure of illegal poaching and habitat loss. The rhinoceros is Africa’s armoured giant – like a tank on legs – and has been on our planet for millions of years. Black rhinos range from moist forest to semi-arid bushland, whereas the white rhino prefers the drier environment of both grassland and wooded.
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