Two rhino species could become extinct in our lifetime, foundation exec warns
White rhinos are most at risk as number of pachyderms killed in Africa in 2018 decreases compared with 2015, while fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos remain in Indonesia
09 October 2019 - 09:50
Two of the world’s five rhinoceros species “could be lost in our lifetime”, Susie Ellis‚ executive director of the International Rhino Foundation, has said.
“Rhinos across the globe are threatened by rampant poaching to feed illegal markets‚ by habitat loss‚ and by other factors ranging from inbreeding to invasive species,” Ellis said...
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