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.
It's still at risk due to poaching, and the relatively small numbers of animals that still exist in the wild.
Yes, the white rhinoceros is endangered.
Yes, white rhinoceros are actually endangered and with very little chance of survival.
by not shooting them
no but the white rhino was critically endangered but thanks to conservation now they are alive
The Asian elephant is Endangered, while the African bush elephants and forest elephants are listed as Vulnerable. There are 5 species of rhinoceros. The white rhinoceros is Near Threatened, and the Indian rhinoceros is Vulnerable, while the black, Sumatran, and Javan rhinoceroses are all Critically Endangered.
They are not extinct, although they are an endangered species
There are approximately 20,000.
yes
poachers
Aardvark, Aardwolf, Addax, white tiger, rhinoceros and etc....
Yes they are.
The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is the largest endangered mammal.Answer 2. The largest endangered mammal is the blue whale. As for land animals, the Asian elephant is the largest endangered mammal, followed by the Indian rhinoceros.