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.
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.
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.
Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
Black rhino To protect black rhinos from poaching and habitat loss, WWF is taking action in three key African rhino range countries: Namibia, South Africa, and Kenya. Together, these nations hold about 87% of the total black rhino population.
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.
Black Rhino Stories - World Wildlife Fund
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.
White Rhino | Species | WWF - World Wildlife Fund
The white rhino is the second largest land mammal and is relatively unaggressive which is why poaching for its horn is the main threat. Support WWF's efforts to disrupt the illegal trade and protect vulnerable species and their habitats.
Rhino poaching on the decline in South Africa | Stories | WWF
Rhino poaching on the decline in South Africa Illegal killings of rhinos in South Africa are on the decline. In 2019, poachers killed 594 rhinos, down from 769 in the year prior, according to South Africa’s Department of the Environment, Forestry, and Fisheries.
WWF is saving black rhinos by moving them | Stories | WWF
The 11th black rhino translocation, which includes moving rhinos from parks with significant populations to others that historically held rhinos but currently do not, was completed in October 2017. During translocations, some rhinos are airlifted by helicopter.
Rhino populations are recovering in Namibia thanks to community …
This status change parallels a hopeful trend for all of Africa’s black rhinos, one-third of which live in Namibia: Although the species overall faces persistent threats from poaching and is still classified as critically endangered, its population has climbed steadily since 2012.