Black Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
To protect black rhinos from poaching and habitat loss, WWF is taking action in three black rhino range countries: Namibia, Kenya, and South Africa. Together, these nations hold about 87% of the total black rhino population.
Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Three species of rhino—black, Javan, and Sumatran—are critically endangered. Today, a small population of Javan rhinos is found in only one national park on the northern tip of the Indonesian island of Java.
Save the iconic black rhino | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Etosha National Park in northwest Namibia is home to the world's largest black rhino population, and it’s at the center of the rhino poaching crisis. In just the first half of 2023, armed poachers killed at least 13 rhinos in the park.
Species Spotlight: Black Rhino | Pages | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WWF works in South Africa to translocate and establish new populations of critically endangered black rhinos and provide equipment and training for rangers to monitor and protect them.
New study highlights the positive impacts of black rhino …
Black rhinos (Diceros bicornis), classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, saw their population plummet from 100,000 to less than 2,400 in the mid-20th century due to hunting, poaching, and habitat loss.
White Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
After more than a century of protection and management, they are now classified as Near Threatened and around 18,000 animals exist in protected areas and private game reserves. They are the only of the five rhino species that are not endangered. White …
WWF is saving black rhinos by moving them | Stories | WWF
WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) has been working with passion, commitment, and determination for a brighter future for the critically endangered black rhino for more than a decade.
Black Rhino Stories - World Wildlife Fund
2022年3月3日 · Mostly active at night, the critically endangered black rhino is an elusive species. A well-placed camera trap spotted one of these rare rhinos walking through a wildlife corridor in Kenya.
How WWF safely moves black rhinos to help the species thrive
Looking back over years of moving black rhinos to create new populations as part of the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project, it’s worth noting how capture and release techniques have improved. Read on to see how WWF safely and efficiently completes this …
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