“Two of the world’s five rhinoceros species could be lost in our lifetime,” said Susie Ellis, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation. “Rhinos across the globe are threatened by rampant poaching to feed illegal markets, by habitat loss, and by other factors ranging from inbreeding to invasive species.”While this is a decrease from 3.7 rhinos lost per day in 2015, 2018 still saw 2.4 rhinos killed per day – or one rhino every 10 hours.
“Africa’s other rhino species, the black rhino, is slowly coming back from horrendous losses,” said the foundation.Today, black rhino numbers hover at about 5,500 animals. In Asia, strict protection by government authorities in India and Nepal has resulted in remarkable conservation successes for the greater one-horned, or Indian, rhino which has rebounded from fewer than 100 individuals to more than 3,600 today, said the foundation.
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