The Rhino Page

	Black Rhino		White Rhino
Populations of African Black Rhinocerous have been steadily decreasing in this century. During the first half of this century the decline was mainly attributed to hunting Rhino horn. East Africa is well-known for the hunting safaris of the period. However, in 1997 game hunting was outlawed in Kenya in order to stop the decimation of wildlife populations. Ironically, the rate of destruction accelerated severely as illegal poaching replaced sport hunting. East African Black Rhino are on the verge of extinction (Western and Vigne 1985). Reference		The White Rhinocerous is a member of the once varied and numerous rhinoceros family Rhinocerotidea. Today there are only five remaining species and all are severly endangered in their ranges in Africa, Sumatra, India and Java, with the White Rhino only living in three African preserves. Of the five species, only the African black rhino is not considered in danger of immediate extinction. Reference

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May 4, 2001