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The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) historically roamed across southern and eastern Africa, with an estimated potential population of over one hundred thousand. However, extensive habitat loss and uncontrolled hunting followed by intensive illegal killing for the international trade in rhino horn, notably during the 1970s and 1980s, led to a significant decline. By 1995, their numbers plummeted to a nadir of just 2354. Since 1991, the IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group has monitored black rhino numbers and shown that sustained coordinated conservation efforts have resulted in a remarkable recovery. Despite remaining Critically endangered, black rhino numbers reached 6487 by the end of 2022, with Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe conserving 93% of the population. Regrettably, the western black rhino ecotype was declared extinct in 2011.

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Black Rhinoceros: Contrasting Conservation Actions and Outcomes Across the Continent

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    2025年

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  • J. A. Shaw,
  • K. Adcock,
  • R. Amin,
  • N. Anderson,
  • N. Banasiak,
  • P. Beytell,
  • R. Brett,
  • R. du Toit,
  • R. H. Emslie,
  • J. Flamand,
  • L. Kariuki,
  • C. Khayale,
  • J. R. Muntifering,
  • B. Okita-Ouma

摘要

The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) historically roamed across southern and eastern Africa, with an estimated potential population of over one hundred thousand. However, extensive habitat loss and uncontrolled hunting followed by intensive illegal killing for the international trade in rhino horn, notably during the 1970s and 1980s, led to a significant decline. By 1995, their numbers plummeted to a nadir of just 2354. Since 1991, the IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group has monitored black rhino numbers and shown that sustained coordinated conservation efforts have resulted in a remarkable recovery. Despite remaining Critically endangered, black rhino numbers reached 6487 by the end of 2022, with Namibia, South Africa, Kenya, and Zimbabwe conserving 93% of the population. Regrettably, the western black rhino ecotype was declared extinct in 2011.