Now, thanks to efforts from other conservation organisations around the world, the Eastern black rhino population is increasing with numbers rising from less than 2500 to approximately 5,458 today, however there is still a lot of work to do. Initially the black rhino was the most common of all rhinos, however, due to illegal hunting and the demand for rhino horn increasing, the species suffered a 98% reduction in the 20 th century. The story of the black rhino species is both a unique and sad one, as the Western black rhino was declared extinct in 2011. Initially, the western black rhino could be found throughout Western and Central Africa in. Once lived in South Sudan, northern Central African Republic, southern Chad, northern Cameroon, northeastern Nigeria and south-eastern Niger. Western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes) Extinct. The species that went extinct is the West African Black Rhinoceros, and hereвЂ™s why. Black rhinos are considered extinct across most of this area and its conservational status is unclear. Today, the population is found to be less than 2500 and only 3 of the 4 subspecies remains. Eastern black rhinos browse for their food on trees, bushes and shrubs, helped by their great sense of smell rather than their eyesight, which is poor. The western black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis longipes) or West African black rhinoceros is an extinct subspecies of the black rhinoceros. Once with a population of one million from four subspecies in Africa, the black rhinoceros was an animal found in abundance. The Eastern black rhino is a subspecies of the black rhinoceros and is classed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.Дistinguished by their two horns, the Eastern black rhino can reach up to 1.5m tall when fully grown. There are a few motives behind poaching and the major one is profit and wealth, much of it gained through the illegal wildlife trade.

increasingly dangerous weather patterns and devastating storms are abruptly putting an end to the long-running debate over whether or not climate change is real. Poaching: Image by Daryl Balfour from Getty Images. The Western Black Rhinoceros, extinct 2011 The Baiji/Yangzte River Dolphin, functionally extinct 2006 All across the world.

Scientific Name: Diceros bicornis michaeli These two senseless acts are the primary reasons the Western Black Rhino has become extinct from our world.

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