Although this species has high numbers, these are reducing fast. reduced to populations in just one country of its original home range (South Africa) translocations and reintroductions have initially proved successful and it is now resident in (possibly) 13 countries across the continent.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nTheir numbers however are only stable in 5 countries and are actually, overall, decreasing. The subspecies usually known as the ‘Northern White Rhino’ is now functionally extinct (with only 2 known individuals alive – both female) and all translocations back into where they used to live are now the ‘southern’ White Rhino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There is always hope with subspecies being able to keep the genetic diversity alive – but it also further increases the delicacy of the situation. Many scientists are beginning to think, for example, that the Northern White Rhino was actually a separate species (to the Southern), which would mean that a species of rhino has gone extinct in our own lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
*Numbers and conservation status is taken from IUCN Red List Website (2021): https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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