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		AWF: Wildlife: Rhinoceros ^Votes:0 SEARCH My AWF \| Shop \| Adopt an Animal \| Safaris \| DONATE AWF's goal: Help the rhinoceros recover from near extinction by protecting it from poachers. Home > Wildlife > Rhinoceros Rhinoceros Physical Characteristics The rhinoceros is a large, primitive-looking mammal that in fact dates from the Miocene era millions of years ago. In recent decades rhinos have been relentlessly hunted to the point of near extinction. Since 1970 the world rhino population has declined by 90 percent, with five species remaining in the world today, all of which are endangered. The white or square-lipped rhino is one of two rhino species in Africa. It in turn occurs as two subspecies, the southern and the northern. The southern dwindled almost to extinction in the early 20th century, but was protected on farms a Read More Go to Site


		Bagheera: An Endangered Species and Endangered Animal Online Education Resource ^Votes:0 HOME \| IN THE WILD \| IN THE CLASS \| RESOURCES \| NEWS VANISHING \| EXTINCT \| SPOTLIGHT \| CLASSROOM <<RETURN TO VANISHING VANISHING IN THE WILD: BLACK RHINO The name "rhino" conjures up the image of a prehistoric beast, a huge creature with skin of armor. This image is not surprising, since these intelligent and affectionate creatures have inhabited the Earth for 60 million years. An extinct species of rhino that lived in Mongolia, (Baluchitherium grangeri), was the largest land mammal of all time. This hornless rhinoceros stood 18 feet (five and one-half meters) at the shoulder, was 27 feet (eight meters) long, and probably weighed 25 tons (23 metric tons), four times as much as today's African bull elephant. This species probably died out because of climate change. The rhino may be th Read More Go to Site

		Black Rhino ^Votes:0 INTRODUCTION The rhinoceros or rhino is one of the world's most magnificent creatures with its almost Prehistoric appearance. Sadly the five species of rhino are also among the group of animals most threatened with extinction (endangered). Three of these rhino species are found in Asia: the Indian or one-horned rhino (population about 1 500), the Sumatran (population about 200) and the Javan (population about 50). The three Asian rhino species are well protected and their numbers have remained steady. The other two rhino are found here in Africa: the white rhino (numbering about 4 500 - 5 000) and the black rhino (population about 3 000). The population of the black rhino ( Diceros bicornis ) is steadily declining. From a total number of at least 100 000 in 1960, spread across most of Afri Read More Go to Site

		Critter of the Day ^Votes:0 #globalNavWrapper { height: 24px; } #globalNavWrapper #secNav { top: 24px; } #globalNavWrapper .hr { /* submenu dividers / / omitted in non-IE */ } Care2 member? Login or become a member! My Care2 main My Page My Account My Friends My Messages My Groups My Share Network My Photos My News My PetitionSite My e-Cards My Click to Donate People main Photos Share Events Singles Invite Friends My Page My Friends My Network Groups main Create a Group My Groups News Network main Popular Stories Newly Submitted My News Green Living main Healthy Home Food & Recipes Personal Care Spirituality Family Pets Backyard Getting Around Neighborhood Newsletters e-Cards main Sent Cards Favorites Future Cards Shopping main Store Index Local Green Pages Care2 Originals Petitions main Sign a Petition Create a Pe Read More Go to Site

		GAIA Case Study Zimbabwe: White Rhino ^Votes:0 GAIA Case Study Zimbabwe: White Rhino White Rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum The white rhinoceros is Africa's second largest mammal after the elephant. Bulls can reach a shoulder height of over 190 cm with amass of around 2,800 kilograms. It is more than twice as heavy as its cousin the black rhinoceros. The white rhinoceros differs from the black also by its broader muzzle with a squared upper lip, which is adapted for grazing. The gestation period in the white rhinos is about 16 months. Single calfs are born with a birth weight of about 16 kilograms. There is no fixed breeding season. While still depending on its mother, the calf usually ambles ahead of her -- another difference to the black rhino, where it travels alongside or behind its mother. Also unlike the black rhinoceros, the white Read More Go to Site

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		International Rhino Foundation ^Votes:0 IRF Privacy Policy The International Rhino Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the worldwide conservation of the five living species of rhinoceros: Black, White, Indian, Javan and Sumatran. New Executive Director Named The International Rhino Foundation is pleased to welcome Dr. Susie Ellis as its new Executive Director. Prior to joining IRF in December, Dr. Ellis spent 5.5 years as Vice President for Indonesia and Philippines programs for Conservation International, overseeing management and program development for field programs in both Indonesia and Philippines, focusing on terrestrial and marine biodiversity conservation, including species work with Sumatran orangutans, Javan gibbons, and Philippine eagles. She has worked in nearly 30 countries over the past 15 years a Read More Go to Site

		RHINO Case ^Votes:0 Rhino Horn Import Ban (RHINO) CASE NUMBER: 58 CASE MNEMONIC: RHINO CASE NAME: Rhino Horn Trade Ban. IDENTIFICATION LEGAL CLUSTERS GEOGRAPHIC CLUSTERS TRADE CLUSTERS ENVIRONMENT CLUSTERS OTHER FACTORS I. IDENTIFICATION 1. The Issue "A place on Appendix I [of CITES] has done little to help the black rhino. It has simply driven a thriving trade in rhino horn underground, and the [African] continental population has crashed from 65,000 in the late 1960s to less than 3,500 today". Between 1970 and 1987, 85 per cent of the world's rhinoceros population was killed. The cause: demand for rhino products in traditional Eastern medicine and demand for knife handles (madefrom the horn) used to make "coming-of-age" daggers for young Yemeni males. There are five species of rhinoceros alive today. Three Read More Go to Site

		Rhino Conservation ^Votes:0 This group of pages contains information related to rhino conservation. [ A Rhino's Strange Companions ] [ Rhino Orphan Archival ] [ Rhino Orphan Profiles ] The David Sheldrick Trust was one of the first organisations to alert the world to the plight of the Black Rhino in Kenya after two decades of rampant poaching that all but annihilated the species within the country's established National Parks and remote unprotected areas in the North. We provided emergency funding for surveillance and the protection of the few rhinos remaining on Private Land and Co-ordinated joint action by what became known as the "Rhino Action Group" which was comprised of all concerned conservation organisations within Kenya. Through The Rhino Action Group, having sought an audience with the Preside Read More Go to Site

		Rhinoceros ^Votes:0 The Rhinoceros - The rhinoceros is a large, primitive looking mammal that dates back from the Miocene era \| South Africa Wildlife South Africa Explored - A World In One Country ? South Africa Game Lodges & Game Reserves ? South Africa Wildlife - South Africa Birdlife ? SOUTH AFRICA SEARCH BY MAP REGIONS HOTELS ACCOMMODATION TOURS TRANSPORT WEDDINGS CONFERENCES INFO general info info for tourists attractions golfing game/nature reserves wildlife birdlife exchange rates climate/weather languages and culture THE RHINOCEROS You are here ? South Africa ? South African Wildlife ? Rhinoceros The rhinoceros is a large, primitive looking mammal that in fact dates from the Miocene era millions of years ago. In recent decades rhinos have been relentlessly hunted to the point of near extinction. Since Read More Go to Site

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		SOS Rhino ^Votes:0 International Conservation Organizations IUCN World Conservation Union SSC Species Survival Commission UNEP WCMC United Nations Environment Program World Conservation Monitoring Centre --> Sumatran Rhino In The Wild Captured On Video The following video clip of a Sumatran rhino was captured by SOS Rhino's protection and survey unit staff during a daytime routine patrol in 2006. This sighting and rare video footage documenting the Sumatran rhino in its natural habitat is indeed very exciting. SOS Rhino has been working with the Sabah Wildlife Department in patrolling and surveying for evidence of these animals for almost ten years now, and although tracks and signs of these rhinos have been documented, this is the first actual sighting of a wild Sumatran rhino in Borneo to be captured on fi Read More Go to Site

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