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Rhinos have roamed the earth for millions of years and now need our help to stay. Plant a tree to celebrate these gentle giants and the habitats that keep them safe.
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Planting 50 trees during the World Rhino Day. Rhino are species are at risk of extinction.
The primary threats to rhinos are poaching (primarily for their horns, which are highly valued in traditional medicine and as status symbols in certain cultures) and habitat loss.
The primary threats to rhinos are poaching (primarily for their horns, which are highly valued in traditional medicine and as status symbols in certain cultures) and habitat loss.
20 September 2023 - Score: 0.05
"Why African rhinos are so important: It’s not just because they’re a precious link to our planet’s ancient past… rhinos also play a crucial role in their environment.
White rhinos are big grazers, eating lots of vegetation, which helps shape the African landscape. Other animals benefit, and it keeps a healthy balance within the environment.
Local people depend on the natural resources from these environments for food, fuel and income too. Ecotourism can be a vital sustainable source of funds for local communities. As one of Africa’s wildlife ‘big five’, rhinos are a popular sight for tourists.
Most wild African rhinos are now found in just four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. We work to protect a number of their natural habitats including Mau-Mara-Serengeti and coastal Tanzania."
They mainly roam grassland and open savannah.
https://rhinos.org/world-rhino-day/
https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/african-rhinos
https://greatergood.org/blog/unraveling-the-rhino?
White rhinos are big grazers, eating lots of vegetation, which helps shape the African landscape. Other animals benefit, and it keeps a healthy balance within the environment.
Local people depend on the natural resources from these environments for food, fuel and income too. Ecotourism can be a vital sustainable source of funds for local communities. As one of Africa’s wildlife ‘big five’, rhinos are a popular sight for tourists.
Most wild African rhinos are now found in just four countries: South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Kenya. We work to protect a number of their natural habitats including Mau-Mara-Serengeti and coastal Tanzania."
They mainly roam grassland and open savannah.
https://rhinos.org/world-rhino-day/
https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/wildlife/african-rhinos
https://greatergood.org/blog/unraveling-the-rhino?
21 September 2023 - Score: 0.03
World Rhino Day on 22 September is a day of awareness for all five rhino species and the work being done to save them. Since 2011, World Rhino Day has been celebrated internationally on September 22nd by rhino experts and advocates around the world! On World Rhino Day, the International Rhino Foundation celebrates the five species rhinos and all those who care about them.
"There are five species of rhino – white and black rhinos in Africa, and the greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhino species in Asia.
Rhinos are one of the oldest groups of mammals that once roamed throughout Asia and Africa. With a population of around half a million at the beginning of the 20th century, there are now only an estimated 27,000 left in the wild. Despite the conservation challenges that rhinos continue to face, initiatives to recover their populations have started to pay off, with three of the five remaining rhino species’ populations growing. WWF will continue to work with governments, communities, and partners to recover and grow rhino populations and to end the illegal trade of rhino horn that’s threatening this key flagship species.
WWF works to save rhinos across Asia and Africa by building capacity and supporting the development and execution of strategic conservation actions designed to give these iconic creatures a chance in the face of multiple challenges.
There are five species of rhino found in the world—two in Africa, and three in Asia. There are three species of Asian rhinos—(1) the greater one-horned rhino found in India and Nepal; (2) the Sumatran rhino found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo; and (3) the Javan rhino that is only found in one protected area on the island of Java, Indonesia."
(1) https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/greater-one-horned-rhino
(2) https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-rhino
(3) https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/javan-rhino
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/where-do-rhinos-live-and-eight-other-rhino-facts
"There are five species of rhino – white and black rhinos in Africa, and the greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhino species in Asia.
Rhinos are one of the oldest groups of mammals that once roamed throughout Asia and Africa. With a population of around half a million at the beginning of the 20th century, there are now only an estimated 27,000 left in the wild. Despite the conservation challenges that rhinos continue to face, initiatives to recover their populations have started to pay off, with three of the five remaining rhino species’ populations growing. WWF will continue to work with governments, communities, and partners to recover and grow rhino populations and to end the illegal trade of rhino horn that’s threatening this key flagship species.
WWF works to save rhinos across Asia and Africa by building capacity and supporting the development and execution of strategic conservation actions designed to give these iconic creatures a chance in the face of multiple challenges.
There are five species of rhino found in the world—two in Africa, and three in Asia. There are three species of Asian rhinos—(1) the greater one-horned rhino found in India and Nepal; (2) the Sumatran rhino found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo; and (3) the Javan rhino that is only found in one protected area on the island of Java, Indonesia."
(1) https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/greater-one-horned-rhino
(2) https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/sumatran-rhino
(3) https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/javan-rhino
https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/where-do-rhinos-live-and-eight-other-rhino-facts
21 September 2023 - Score: 0.03
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22 September 2023 - Score: 0.03
Edinburgh zoo's greater one-horned rhino. We spent a while watching him enjoy his mud bath.
The second biggest rhino species, they can weigh up to 2700kg. They are powerful swimmers, and can reach running speeds of up to 28kph. They can be found in Northern India and southern Nepal. They were once found across the entire northern part of the Indian subcontinent, but populations have declined drastically.
The second biggest rhino species, they can weigh up to 2700kg. They are powerful swimmers, and can reach running speeds of up to 28kph. They can be found in Northern India and southern Nepal. They were once found across the entire northern part of the Indian subcontinent, but populations have declined drastically.
22 September 2023 - Score: 0.03
A rhino-less reserve in Nepal is set to get its first two rhino habitants :
“KATHMANDU — People living around Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in eastern Nepal are preparing to welcome two very special guests on World Tourism Day, Sept. 27.
Pushpa and Anjali are greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) who are being moved here from Chitwan National Park in central Nepal. The translocation of the two female rhinos is aimed at boosting the tourism potential and biodiversity of the eastern Terai Arc region that runs across southern Nepal and northern India.
According to Nepal’s 2021 rhino census, Chitwan National Park is home to 694 rhinos, Bardiya National Park in the west has 38, Shuklaphanta National Park, also in the west, has 17, and Parsa National Park, adjacent to Chitwan, has three.
The planned translocation Pushpa and Anjali, carried out with the support of the NTNC, is also a part of the government’s long-term plan to create multiple viable populations of the vulnerable species in Nepal. For their move, the rhinos will be sedated and transported by truck, according to Acharya.
As with its tigers, Nepal has been successful in conserving its rhinos, achieving zero poaching for several years running now and growing the population from a low of 100 in 1966 to 752 in 2021. Translocations have been part of the conservation strategy during this period, beginning with the first batch of 13 rhinos moved from Chitwan to Bardiya in 1986.”
Photo: A rhino in a river in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Image by Aardwolf6886
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-rhino-less-reserve-in-nepal-is-set-to-get-its-first-two-rhino-habitants/ar-AA1h3CFC
“KATHMANDU — People living around Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in eastern Nepal are preparing to welcome two very special guests on World Tourism Day, Sept. 27.
Pushpa and Anjali are greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) who are being moved here from Chitwan National Park in central Nepal. The translocation of the two female rhinos is aimed at boosting the tourism potential and biodiversity of the eastern Terai Arc region that runs across southern Nepal and northern India.
According to Nepal’s 2021 rhino census, Chitwan National Park is home to 694 rhinos, Bardiya National Park in the west has 38, Shuklaphanta National Park, also in the west, has 17, and Parsa National Park, adjacent to Chitwan, has three.
The planned translocation Pushpa and Anjali, carried out with the support of the NTNC, is also a part of the government’s long-term plan to create multiple viable populations of the vulnerable species in Nepal. For their move, the rhinos will be sedated and transported by truck, according to Acharya.
As with its tigers, Nepal has been successful in conserving its rhinos, achieving zero poaching for several years running now and growing the population from a low of 100 in 1966 to 752 in 2021. Translocations have been part of the conservation strategy during this period, beginning with the first batch of 13 rhinos moved from Chitwan to Bardiya in 1986.”
Photo: A rhino in a river in Chitwan National Park, Nepal. Image by Aardwolf6886
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-rhino-less-reserve-in-nepal-is-set-to-get-its-first-two-rhino-habitants/ar-AA1h3CFC
21 September 2023 - Score: 0.03
September 22 is World Rhino Day.
According to the Tourism minister of Botswana, Philda Kereng, the rise in poaching is due to "increased demand for rhino horn on the international market", mainly in Asia
Please sign this petition to stop killing rhinos for traditional medicine::
https://www.change.org/p/wildlife-traffickers-stop-killing-rhinos-for-traditional-medicine
According to the Tourism minister of Botswana, Philda Kereng, the rise in poaching is due to "increased demand for rhino horn on the international market", mainly in Asia
Please sign this petition to stop killing rhinos for traditional medicine::
https://www.change.org/p/wildlife-traffickers-stop-killing-rhinos-for-traditional-medicine
21 September 2023 - Score: 0.03