However, white rhinos today remain under threat. Precise estimates of White rhino populations are difficult because of the high rates of poaching. It is estimated that more than 80% of the African rhino population lives in South Africa, and as you can see from the chart below, poaching has ...
A group of white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) gather near a water source in South Africa. RyersonClark/Getty Images But let's back up a step. In the past, researchers have come up with lots of different reasons that a population of animals would want to create a communal midden rather...
and then we will bring in buffaloes and then finally rhinos so that people can come and enjoy this place. It is part of our conservation strategy," Mwandha said. We are working with the community so that there is no poaching and increasing security to reduce the poaching that has been ha...
Another theory is that the word ‘wide’ has no reference to the rhinoceros appearance but its wide range of distribution on the continent. It can also have the connection with its skin color left by calcareous soils or birds’ feces which rhinos wallow in. The nameCeratotheriumwas introduced...
In the same years, the captive population also dwindled, with the last calf born being female Fatu in 2000 at Dvůr Králové Zoo in Czechia. White rhinos exhibit a low reproductive rate in captivity (Hermes et al., 2012), and by 2009, the four remaining individuals believed capable of...
After elephants, southern white rhinos are the second-largest land mammal.1They are the most social rhino species and live together in groupings referred to as "crashes." Rhinos in the wild live into their early 30s and can live into their early 40s under human care. The North Carolina Zoo...
Southern white rhinos were thought to be extinct at the end of the 19th century, until a small population was found in South Africa in 1895. Poaching for their horns remains a serious threat for this at-risk animal. Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic Photo Ark ...
One of World's Last Two Northern White Rhinos Dropped From Race to Save the Species More Reuters FILE PHOTO: Najin (R) and her daughter Fatou, the last two northern white rhino females, graze near their enclosure at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia National P...
We developed age锕晅ructured models for the rhino population in Kruger National Park, home to 49% of South Africa's rhinos. We wanted to determine the relative influence of poaching and climate on the current and future population size and demographics, examine the potential of a dependency ...
Project (RMP) was born from the heartfelt journey of the Muller family and their team, who are committed to protecting these incredible animals. While RMP promotes conservation efforts for white rhinos, the recent sale by the Muller fa...