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The State of the Rhino Report, 2023

October 1 , 2023 404 days 1084 0
  • The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) published the report named State of the Rhino, 2023.
  • Poaching still threatens all five rhino species and has increased in several regions that had not previously been targeted.
  • Black rhino populations are increasing despite constant poaching pressure.
  • In Africa, climate change-induced drought is causing myriad detrimental impacts.
  • In Asia dramatically increased precipitation and longer monsoon periods could cause more direct deaths of rhinos.
  • India is estimated to be home to 3,262 rhinos.
  • Greater one-horned rhinos in India and Nepal continue to thrive due to strong protection.
  • The status and whereabouts of 12 of the approximately 76 remaining Javan rhinos are unknown.
  • Sumatran rhinos are also increasingly difficult to find, raising uncertainty about their population in the wild.

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