![]() The WWF is one of the more influential actors in rhino protection. Now for the upside to this article: what is going on in the world to help these rare and majestic creatures? And what are the many conservation programmes, organizations and charities doing to make a difference? There is actually no reason to kill this beautiful animal. So in theory, the animal could be sedated before removing the horn and there would not be this major concern for the species. This is because the horn is made of keratin, the same protein that makes up fingernails and hair, meaning, that the horn grows back if cut off. The most saddening fact about rhino poaching is that the rhino is mostly always killed before the horn is even removed, however, removing the horn is not lethal to the rhino. In other cultures just owning a rhino’s horn symbolizes power and wealth as the horn on the black market, by weight, is the equivalent to gold. In some Eastern Asian cultures it is believed that the horn ground up can potentially cure illnesses, prevent fever, diminish a hangover but most of all cure cancer. Their horn in many cultures, predominantly in Vietnam, is believed to have special therapeutic and healing properties. The primary reasons why these animals are critically endangered are mostly due to poaching for their horn, which is then sold on the black market. It gets worse, as of 2014 there are only three northern white rhinos alive and the few that are alive, are in captivity, which means that their subspecies has been declared extinct in the wild.ĭon’t worry it won’t all be doom and gloom, I assure you, just go with it. Currently, there are less than 5000 black rhinos left in the world. In 2011 the Western black rhinoceros was declared extinct, along with two other subspecies of black rhino. Rhinos have been around for 40 million years, however it has been predicted that by 2026 the species will be declared extinct. I’m going to start off with some slightly shocking facts about these animals, read it, and then read it again to let it really sink in. For this article I will just be focusing on African rhinos, but that doesn’t mean to say that other subspecies of rhinos in other various parts of the world, such as the Javan, Indian and Sumatran rhinoceros’ are not also critically in need of help. People more often than not neglect how critically endangered rhinos are and this article will hopefully present some astonishing facts about these unique, modern day dinosaurs, that are heading down the same route as the bluebuck, cape lion and many more extinct African species. ![]() Fear not, this article, naturally, will feature that but it’ll be done a little differently as this is an issue very close to my heart. Good News Shared articles focus on inspirational stories to promote the positive, inspiring work charities and social enterprises do across the world.
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