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African white rhino populations have increased for the first time since 2012

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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.

African white rhino populations have increased 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

African white rhino populations have increased 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

African white rhino populations have increased for the first time since 2012

This is a rhino photographed on April 5, 2023 at a wildlife sanctuary near Jikobahá, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Xinhua/AFP

African white rhino populations have increased for the first time since 2012

This is a rhino photographed on April 5, 2023 at a wildlife sanctuary near Jikobahá, Eastern Cape province, South Africa. Xinhua/AFP

African white rhino populations have increased for the first time since 2012

This is a white rhino photographed on August 7, 2020, at a wildlife sanctuary near Pretoria, Gauteng province, South Africa. Xinhua/AFP

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