for their horns
by finding medicine for the rhinos and setting up protection such as anti- poachers.
Yes, Poachers kill them for horns.
Yes, efforts are being made to protect rhinos. Wildlife reserves have been designated for rhinos, Rangers patrol areas with rhinos to catch poachers before they can strike, and it is illegal to kill rhinos, or sell their horns. However, it sat ill isn't enough. Sophisticated poachers still manage to evade Rangers and sell horns, and the reserves are not large enough to protect them from habitat loss.
Most poachers are in africa and india. Africa: Elephants for tusks and rhinos for horns. India: Elephants. Happens most in asian countries
Because many poachers killed them for their horns and skin, they are crushed and used for weapons or home products and the poachers get ALOT of money for it
They are killed by poachers for their horn. Some cultures think of it as medicine.
because people want their horns for medicine
Rhinos are endangered because poachers kill them for their horns. To help search for websites where you can make donations. Make sure you don't get ripped off!
Rhinos started to become extinct after too many poachers started killing them for their horns.
There are a number of way to prevent poaching, educating people about rhinos, dehorning the animals, ensuring that there are more trained personnel to handle poachers, and stricter punishments in place for those that do poach.
Yes, if the climate dries up, and the grasslands stop growing, then the rhino will have nothing to eat. Poachers are killing rhinos (for their horns) faster than global warming will, sadly!
There are an estimated 19,409 white rhinos and 1,752 black rhinos in South Africa. Since 1970 poachers have killed 90% of the rhino population in South Africa.