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Bookmark or Share- Inside the Dark World of the Rhino Horn Trade - National GeographicPoachers killed this black rhinocerous for its horn with high-caliber bullets at a water hole in South Africa’s Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park. They entered the park illegally, likely from a nearby...
- Rhino poaching and illegal trade decline but remain critical ... - IUCNAt least 2,707 rhinos were poached across Africa between 2018 and 2021, accounting for both the white rhino ( Ceratotherium simum ), which is Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™, and the rarer Critically Endangered black rhino ( Diceros bicornis ).
- South African rhinos: Poaching on the rise in new hotspot - BBCSouth Africa's battle to defeat rhino poaching has taken a turn for the worse with the numbers killed rising in 2023. Last year, 499 rhinos were hunted, an increase of 51 from the previous...
- Poaching | Rhino Threats | Save the Rhino InternationalRhino poaching has escalated in recent years, driven by the demand for rhino horn. Learn more about poaching and how we are working to combat this illegal trade.
- Poaching numbers | Conservation | Save the Rhino InternationalThe current rhino poaching crisis began in 2008, with increasing numbers of rhino killed for their horn throughout Africa until 2015. Thankfully, poaching numbers have decreased across the continent since the peak of 1,349 in 2015. Yet, at least one rhino is still killed every day: there is a lot more that we must do.
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