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Every September, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) publishes our signature report, State of the Rhino, which documents current population estimates and trends, where available, as well as key challenges and conservation developments for the five surviving rhino species in Africa and Asia.
30 Νοε 2022 · There are five species of rhino. Africa is home to the White and Black Rhino. The remaining three – the Sumatran, Javan and Indian – exist in Asia. Some of these species have dangerously low population levels. The Sumatran and the Javan Rhino can now only be found in Indonesia.
19 Σεπ 2019 · There are three species of Asian rhinos—the greater one-horned rhino found in India and Nepal; the Sumatran rhino found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo; and the Javan rhino that is only found in one protected area on the island of Java, Indonesia. What are their population statuses?
GREATER ONE-HORNED RHINO Rhinoceros unicornis. IUCN STATUS Vulnerable. LOCATION India • Nepal. HABITAT Grasslands • Savannas • Shrublands • Near swamps, forests, riversides. POPULATION ~3,700. THREATS Poaching • Habitat loss and degradation • Climate change • Human-wildlife conflict
Every September, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) publishes our signature report, State of the Rhino, which documents current population estimates and trends, where available, as well as key challenges and conservation developments for the five surviving rhino species in Africa and Asia.
In some locations, where there is political instability or war, poachers have found it much easier to kill rhinos and work with criminal gangs who then illegally trade the horn. Rhinos are threatened by poaching, habitat loss and political conflict.
Rhinos once roamed many places in Eurasia and Africa but today very few survive outside parks and reserves. Learn how WWF fights illegal wildlife trade and other threats to rhinos.
