Black rhinocerous

1. 5.500 animals left White rhino: 18.000 animals left

2. Because of rising demand for rhino horn, from same Asian consumers, particulary in Vietnam and china, who use them in folk remedies.

3. Because human activity has caused this dramatic decline in rhino numbers. Main threats to rhino are poaching and habitat loss. Poaching and illegal trade of rhino horn is one of the major reasons Rhino are still indangered today.

4. Potential damage to the environment if this species were to become extinct: One interesting (and scary) effect of diminished grasslands and grazing lawns is that it leads to an increase in carbon dioxide in the armosphere. Since grasslands work to absorb more CO2 tahn they Release, it's fair to say that rhinos are as important to air quality as they are to the Earth's Ecology.

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8. Diceros bicomis

9. :They can inhabitat desert, acacia savannas, wooded grassland, and woodlands because they are browsers of plants rather than grazer which eat grass this species must live in areas with dense vegetation.

10. Horn tastic : The lingest horn was 4.9 feet/ft Snack talk: The white rhino one uses their lip to graze for grass.Not so black Rhino:All the five rhino species are adull shade of grey.Midden: Insted of spreding their feces all around the territory.

11. Improve security monitoring to protect from poaching.Improve local and international law enforcement to stop the flow of rhino horn and other illegal wildlife trade items from Africa to other regions of the world.

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