Rhinos are in trouble because of the false notion that the horn has healing powers.People continue to poach these animals,despite measures to prevent it.Habitat loss really is not a great threat to rhinos,but the poaching is the major threat these great beasts face.More must be done to protect them.
Rhinos are poached for their valuable horn, used in quack medicine making.
Poachers hunted this species to near extinction, for their horn, which was used in quack medicines, and brought an enormous price. The West African race of the black rhino was recently declared extinct in the wild, but other races are slowly increasing, the wild populatipn was over 4000 in 2008.
They are becoming extinct.
This is because of poaching.
Greedy Poachers kill the Black Rhino for their horns.
Their horns are made of ivory, which now sells for around $200 - $350 per kilo.
IT'S TERRIBLE!
because of poaching for their horns
The black Rhino will be extinct in 2016
The black rhino is highly endangered, but not extinct.
by recycyeling
because of poaching for their horns
The Western Black Rhino, according to CNN's website, went extinct in mid to late 2013. The article saying that they were officially declared extinct was posted on November 6th of that year.
The black rhino is endangered.
According to the CNN website, western black rhino went extinct in mid to late 2013, as the article was posted on November 6th, saying that the species was declared officially extinct.
it is not extinct it is severely endangered it lives in Africa
The northern white rhino may be extinct in the wild, but there are nearly 18000 southern white rhinos. The black rhino still exists in small populations, maybe 1000 in the wild.
There are 5 types of rhinos in the world. There is the Javan rhino, White rhino, Black rhino, Great One Horned rhino and Sumatran rhino. There is also one extinct rhino called the Woolly rhino.
Western Black Rhino.
Giant Panda,Black Rhino and maybe elephants(AFRICAN).