It's not extinct, but it is endangered. It was heavily hunted for trophies, and for its horn. In some societies the horn is considered to have medicinal properties, and in other it's highly sought after for ornamental purposes.
because people want their horns for medicine
When it saw your face!
because they were hunted for their tusks
Yes, they are endangered.
when you look at it ahahaha nah it was endangered in 1990
no but the white rhino was critically endangered but thanks to conservation now they are alive
Rhino's are about to become extinct as humans kill them and create medicine from their horns!
Poaching for their horn, which is used in quack Chinese medicines. and also for rufus which is another part of the rhino.
White rhino
Yes. As of 2007, there were less than 18,000 of them. The northern White Rhino, a sub-species of the white rhino, have only 7 left; 1 male and 6 females, and all of them are beyond breeding age.
All rhino species are either endangered or threatened.
Yes, the rhinoceros known as "Rhino" are endangered. Species of rhinos: 1) Black Rhino (Diceros bicomis) - critically endangered near extinction a) Eastern Black Rhino (Diceros bicomis michaeli) b) Southern Central Black Rhino (Diceros bicomis minor) c) Southwestern Black Rhino (Diceros bicomis bicomis) d) Western Black Rhino (Diceros bicomis longipes) 2) Indian Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) - making a comeback from near extinction 3) Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) - critically endangered near extinction 4) Mongolia (Baluchitherium granger) - extinct 5) Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) - critically endangered near extinction 6) White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum)- making a comeback from near extinction a) Northern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) b) Southern White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum simum) Reasons for why they are endangered : · Poaching their long horns · loss of habitat · pollution and pesticides natural predators (tigers, cheetahs, crocodiles, wild dogs, hyena) kill the young
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rhino poaching is illegal because the rhino is becoming an endangered species to the world
Poachers have almost eliminated rhinos from the earth. Black and white rhinos are now considered endangered. 90% of the white rhinos were poached in the last 10 years.