The International Union for Conservation of Nature recently issued a communiqué saying that rhino populations on the African continent increased in 2022, including white rhino numbers for the first time since 2012.
This is a wild white rhino photographed in South Africa's Northwest Province on April 2, 2023. Xinhua/AFP
This is a wild white rhino photographed in South Africa's Northwest Province on April 2, 2023. Xinhua/AFP
This is a rhino photographed on April 5, 2023 at a wildlife sanctuary near Jikobahá, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Xinhua/AFP
This is a rhino photographed on April 5, 2023 at a wildlife sanctuary near Jikobahá, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Xinhua/AFP
This is a white rhino photographed on August 7, 2020, at a wildlife sanctuary near Pretoria, Gauteng province, South Africa. Xinhua/AFP