In the space of a century, the Southern white rhino, passed fifty just over 17 000, note an article by CNN relayed by Slate. Thus, since the end of the Nineteenth century, the population of these herbivores has jumped to 34 000 %, thanks in particular to the conservation program introduced in one of the parks in South Africa, considered the birthplace of the white rhinos to fight poaching, which is increasing day by day. “There was a time when everyone thought that the rhino would not survive due to poaching,” reveals to CNN Tumelo Matjekane, project manager, Peace Parks Foundation.
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The reserve of Hluhluwe-Imfolozi, with a good number of white rhino, effectively fights against the poaching that kills ten to fifteen mammals all the months within the 96 000 hectares of the park. Surveillance cameras have been installed to prevent the forest guards in case of an incident. It takes now few minutes to take action against several hours prior to the installation of this technology valuable.
The Northern white rhino has disappeared
Since 2002, the Southern white rhinoceros is listed as a species of ” near threatened “, by the classification of the international Union for the conservation of nature (IUCN). The Northern white rhino is already extinct in the wild. The rhinoceros is prized for its horns, made entirely from keratin, a protein also present in hair, nails and hooves of animals. Rhino horn has been used for generations in traditional chinese medicine.
