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Extinct western black rhinoceros9/10/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() “We have the knowledge that conservation works if executed in a timely manner, yet, without strong political will in combination with targeted efforts and resources, the wonders of nature and the services it provides can be lost forever. “This update offers both good and bad news on the status of many species around the world,” said Jane Smart, director of the IUCN Global Species Program. the historic range of the West African subspecies (declared extinct in 2011). ![]() The IUCN also listed five out of eight tuna species as ‘threatened’ or ‘near threatened,’ and added 26 recently discovered amphibians to the Red List, including the blessed poison frog. Black rhinos joined the IUCNs critically endangered species list in 1996. The Chinese water fir, which used to be widespread throughout China and Vietnam, was listed as “critically endangered,” due primarily to expanding intensive agriculture. The Red List now contains almost 62,000 species of plants and animals, whose status is constantly monitored by conservationists.Numerous other species are threatened, including many types of plants. The Przewalski's horse, a type of wild horse from Central Asia, has come back from extinction after a successful breeding program in captivity. The southern white rhino numbered just 100 animals at the end of the 19th century, but has since flourished and now has a population of over 20,000. A 6-month-old black rhino calf stands with its mother in its enclosure at Lympne Wild. 3 It was once widespread in the savanna of. The Western Black Rhino of Africa was declared officially extinct Thursday by a leading conservation group. 1 2 The western black rhinoceros was believed to have been genetically different from other rhino subspecies. It was declared extinct by the IUCN in 2011. "A lack of political support and willpower for conservation efforts in many rhino habitats, international organized crime groups targeting rhinos and increasing illegal demand for rhino horns and commercial poaching are the main threats faced by rhinos," the group said in a statement accompanying the latest update of its so-called Red List of endangered species.Ībout a quarter of all mammals are at risk of extinction, IUCN said, adding that some species have been brought back from the brink with successful conservation programs. The western black rhinoceros ( Diceros bicornis longipes) or West African black rhinoceros is an extinct subspecies of the black rhinoceros. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said a recent reassessments of the western black rhino had led it to declare the species extinct, adding that the northern white rhino of central Africa is now "possibly extinct" in the wild and the Javan rhino is "probably extinct" in Vietnam, after poachers killed the last animal there in 2010.Ī small but declining population of the Javan rhino survives on the Indonesian island of Java, it added. Primates, Mammals, Rhino Facts, Aggressive Animals, Save The Rhino, Lion Photography. The Western black rhinoceros, an important species in African conservation, is in danger of extinction unless its survival is ensured. The western black rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday. The western black rhinoceros was thought to have gone extinct in the early 1900s, but thanks to a variety of conservation measures, it has made a remarkable comeback and is now considered a Near Threatened species. ![]()
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