how rhinos were doomed to disappear from the face of the earth due to man’s folly‚ greed‚ and neglect. Rhinos once roamed many places throughout Eurasia and Africa and were known to early Europeans who depicted them in cave paintings. Long ago they were widespread across Africa’s savannas and Asia’s tropical forests‚ but today very few rhinos survive outside national parks and reserves. 52 years after the article we find that the diceros bicornis or the black rhino is indeed doomed. This rhino has
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Rhinoceros‚ often abbreviated as rhino‚ is a group of five surviving species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae. Two of these species are native to Africa and three to Southern Asia. Rhino species size comparison: Indian Rhino‚ over 1.8m‚ White Rhino‚ 1.8m‚ Black Rhino ‚ over 1.5m‚ Javan Rhino‚ 1.5m and Sumatran Rhino‚ 1.4m The Rhinos belong to the few present mega-fauna that still alive today. All species can weight more than a ton‚ and the White Rhino considered the second largest
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Rhino Poaching facts: A total of 158 rhino have been poached since the beginning of the year. In the Kruger National Park‚ 116 rhino had been poached‚ the department of environmental affairs said in a statement. Thirteen were poached in North West‚ 12 in KwaZulu-Natal‚ nine in Mpumalanga and eight in Limpopo. Sixty-one people had been arrested: 38 of them alleged poachers and three alleged couriers‚ the department said. In the past week‚ two poachers were arrested in the KNP. Nine people had
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Sumatran rhinos are the smallest of the living rhinoceroses. They live in lowland swamps or montane forests. The Sumatran rhino feeds on fruit‚ twigs‚ leaves‚ and bark. The two current subspecies of the Sumatran rhinos can be found in Southeast Asia‚ Indonesia‚ and Malaysia. Sumatran rhinos are among the most threatened rhinoceros species; consequently‚ they are potentially the most endangered rhino species (there are currently fewer than two hundred Sumatran rhinos in the world.) There are some
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Save the helpless What reason can one give behind the killing of these magnificent creatures (the Rhinos)? Well in this leaflet the writer has answered most of that question and the rest we all should now. The far most obvious answer will be‚ for their horns. Most poachers cut of their horns and let them go‚ but did you know‚ black rhinos have a very quick to charge attitude‚ they attack anything they feel brings danger to them; they can’t do anything without their horns. They would have no weapon
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"Save the rhino!" My personal opinion on this statement is most closely described by: Option E: We must save the Rhino because is the right thing to do. The reason is that Rhinos are part of our ecosystem; they are not supposed to be brutally killed for something that is not scientifically proven. Instead of following the Myth which people believe that of helping to cure erectable dysfunction‚ people must sort other option to solve their problems. We need ecosystem in our life time. Rhinos are part
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state. The poachers are attacking and killing rhinos with great audacity. Officials informed that most of the rhinos have strayed to nearby hilly areas to avoid flood waters inside Kaziranga National Park‚ their natural abode. Two more rhinos were killed by poachers on Thursday‚ Sept 27. Sources say poachers took away the horns of the rhinos. The incident comes close on the heels of brutal attack on one more rhino on Wednesday. Incidents of rhino poaching in Assam have created concern to all
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4th Hour Language Arts January 2‚ 2001 The black rhinoceros or rhinos are a very unique animal of Africa. They are important for the balance of nature. They are a large stocky animal. Their size is 5 to 6 feet tall at the shoulder and 10 to 12 feet long. Their weight can range in from 1‚000 to 3‚000 pounds. Rhinos are naturally gray in color but will often take on the color of the local soil. The horn of a rhino is not a true horn. It is not attached to the skull. It grows from the
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RHINOCEROS POACHING Poaching Despite of the protective measure‚ prosecution of this animal continues with the exceptionally high and illegal price on the rhino horn in clandestine market. In Kaziranga National Park‚ 69 rhinos were poached during the period of 1988 to 1991 (Bhattacharya 1993). In Nepal‚ data shows that intensity of rhino poaching is depend on the action taken by the management authority. During 1976 to 1983 poaching was completely stopped due to the Army involvement in the conservation
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species on the critical endangered list because the animals are being poached faster than they can reproduce. The poaching in Africa is becoming one of the main reasons for elephant and rhino population decline incredibly fast. Also poaching is causing many baby elephants and rhinos to become orphaned. Elephants and rhinos are slowly starting to vanish due to poaching. Until people know what poaching is
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