“The latest review of animals and plants by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found the Western Black rhino has been totally wiped out. By 1980 the population was estimated in the hundreds and, by 2000, an estimated 10 survived. In 2006 a survey of the last remaining habitat failed to find any specimens. The have just been officially declared extinct. Conservationists have blamed poachers and lack of conservation while warning that other rhinos could follow. According to the IUCN, Africas Northern White rhino is teetering on the brink of extinction while Asias Javan rhino is making its last stand. The IUCN says conservation efforts have paid off for the Southern White rhino subspecies which have seen populations rise from less than 100 at the end of the 19th century to an estimated wild population of 20,000 today.” Read the rest of the story at: cnn/2011/11/10/world/africa/rhino-extinct-species-report/ Image source: Pictured here, a black rhinoceros calf and his mother. The Western Black Rhino of Africa, a species related to these black rhinos, has just been declared extinct. Via: usatoday30.usatoday/news/world/environment/story/2011-11-10/africa-rhino-extinct/51149676/1
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 01:40:47 +0000
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