Rhinoceros

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Rhinoceros
Endangerment




There are five types of rhinoceros on Earth. They are the Indian,
Sumatran, Javan, Black, and White rhinos. All five species of rhinos are very
close to extinction. The rhino population made a rapid decrease in the 1970’s
when half of the world’s rhinos disappeared. There are an estimated 10,500
rhinos left worldwide. Their endangerment was cause by several reasons. The
Black Rhinoceros population had decreased 90 percent since 1970. There were
approximately 65,000 black rhinos then and there are about 2,500 now. Unlike
most large mammals, habitat loss has not been a significant factor in the
decline of these rhinos. Rhino horns have always been thought to have great
powers. In 5th century BC, a rhino horn was believed capable of rendering some
poisons harmless. In other times and places, rhino horns were hung in a room
where a woman was giving birth, believing it would ease her labor pains. Asians
used rhino horns in traditional medicines for a thousand years without
threatening the species’ power. Most people think that the decline of rhinos
is because of poaching. This isn’t true. The cause was the soaring price of
oil. Young men in the Arab country of Yemen covet rhino horns for elaborately
carved dagger handles, symbols of wealth and status in that country. Until the
1970’s, few men could afford these prized dagger handles. But Yemen and other
Middle Eastern countries are rich in oil, and prices for this “Black Gold”
climbed dramatically in that decade due to a worldwide oil shortage. The result
was a seven-fold increase in the per capita income in Yemen, a rise in wealth
that made rhino horn dagger handles within the reach of almost everyone. This
small country, with a population of 6 million at the time, suddenly became the
world’s largest importer of rhino horns. In order to keep the rhino’s from
going extinct, there are some major efforts being made. Some rhinos are being
moved away from unsafe areas where poachers are operating, to safe sanctuaries,
and protection is being increased for rhinos in existing conservation areas.
Efforts are being made to stop the illegal...

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