When is World Rhino Day?
Friday September 22ndWorld Rhino Day, September 22nd, honors five species of rhinos around the world... The day, from a conservation viewpoint, raises concerns of the plight of these magnificent creatures.
Black, White, Greater One-horned, Sumatran, and Javan are among the five species of rhinos found in the United States. Rhinos were discovered throughout Eurasia and Africa for the first time at one time. About 500,000 rhinos roamed the earth in the early 20th century. Today, rhinos have a difficult time surviving outside national parks and reserves. In Asia, the Javan and Sumatran rhinos are critically endangered. There are only about 58 to 68 Javan rhinos in the world. A subspecies of the Javan rhino was declared extinct in 2011. Today, only 80 Sumatran rhinos remain.
The greater one-horned rhino (also known as the Indian rhino) in India is on the rise in number thanks to conservation efforts. There are more than 3,500 of these rhinos on the market today. However, they are also considered vulnerable. The Black rhino is also critically endangered. With more than 20,000 white rhinos, the most common of the five rhino species, white rhinos have the most populated numbers of all five rhino species, with more than 20,000. Poaching, habitat loss, disease, and natural disasters are among the threats to rhinos. Some people hunt rhinos because they believe the horns have healing powers. They illegally sell the horns to be ground into powder... Poachers hunt the deer only to gather the horns as a result.
Here are some interesting facts about rhinos:: Some surprising facts about rhinos include::
