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alchymista:

Rhino’s end

From now on, the only place you’ll see this subspecies of black rhino from western Africa is in photographs or stuffed in museums. That’s because this year, the western black rhino (Diceros bicornis longipipes) is officially extinct, and others are clinging on by a thread. In all, the International Union for Conservation of Nature says that a quarter of all mammals are at risk of extinction. It’s not all bad news though. One of conservation’s success stories is (Ceratotherium simum simum), a subspecies of the African southern white rhino, which has soared in number from less than 100 individuals to 20,000 since the end of the 19th century. 

jtotheizzoe:

Western black rhino declared extinct

A sad day, as it’s believed that no wild black rhinos remain. We have poachers and bush medicine to thank for this tragedy:

“You’ve got to imagine an animal walking around with a gold horn; that’s what you’re looking at, that’s the value and that’s why you need incredibly high security.”

(via BBC News)

There goes another one :/ when will we learn god damn.

(via jtotheizzoe)

mothernaturenetwork:

Photo of the day: A critically endangered black rhino is airlifted by helicopter over rough terrain to a land vehicle as part of the WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project in South Africa. The helicopter trip lasts less than 10 minutes and removes the rhino from difficult and dangerous terrain before being transported by a land vehicle to a new home. The sleeping animals suffer no ill effect from the operation, according to the WWF.

See more of these amazing photos.

huntreyes:

Javan Rhinos are now extinct in Vietnam as of last week. In South Africa, more rhinos have been killed in the past 10 months than in all of 2010. Help: stoprhinopoaching.com

(via huntreyes)