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July 13, 2006
| West African Black Rhino: Gone Forever | Environment |
The West African black rhino apparently is no more. BBC:
The West African black rhino appears to have become extinct, according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN).A mission to their last known habitat in northern Cameroon failed to find any rhinos or signs of their existence.
The sub-species has declined in recent decades due primarily to poaching, which has also brought the northern white rhino close to extinction. [...]
But after two decades of warnings, the western black rhino has apparently met its final end, according to the findings of an extensive expedition by three specialists earlier this year. [...]
"They did, however, come across lots of evidence of poaching, and that's the disconcerting thing." [Emphasis added]
So very sad. Is this the best we can do?
Posted by Jonathan at July 13, 2006 05:13 PM
