WHITE RHINO - Species Spotlight

The Rhino is one Africa's Big Five.
The white rhino is the largest of the remaining 5 species of rhinoceros.
They are divided into the southern and northern white rhinos. It is thought the northern rhino is extinct in the wild due to poaching, and only a handful remain in captivity.
Some research shows the southern wild population numbers around 11,000, but the IUCN red list list shows over 17,000.
At any rate, even though the white rhino has the largest numbers of any of the rhino species, it still is endangered and needs our help.
(On a side note-the IUCN recently took the Asian greater one horned rhino of the endangered red list, but I along with others feel it is still needs the protection given by that status)
There are over 700 white rhinos in captivity world wide. The rhino is one of the few larger animals that can be introduced into the wild. Meaning a captive born white or black rhino could make its way to Africa. Recently in October 2008, a white rhino was born via artificial insemination at the Budapest Zoo.
Even with protection they can still be legally trophy hunted in areas of South Africa. I find this to be counter productive with all the time and money going into increasing their numbers. I think we have to get it into our mind set that ALL rhinos need not to be killed. *They can also be green hunted in which a tranquilizer gun is used to and the hunter gets a picture next to their "kill." These are less expensive, but not as popular as a regular hunt.
The rhino horn is still found on the billion dollar animal black market which is driven mostly by China and the US.
Please visit the following web sites for ways you can help save the rhino.

http://www.savetherhino.org

http://www.sosrhino.org

http://www.rhinos-irf.org

*All footage taken by me at Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Africa
(A great place for rhinos!)
http://www.lewa.org

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[mygoatisdead]

There's only 1 Northern White rhino left in the Czech republic left after today's news. That makes a total of 5 left on the planet: 1 in the Czech republic, 4 in Kenya and none in the wild. Maybe that will dampen the humor of posted comments on this video.

More depressing news: 1) Scientists now think the Northern White rhino is a separate species, 2) cloning has failed.

Humans are expendable. I say machine gun all poachers publicly (I'm against the death penalty for anything else).

[briczar22]

@mygoatisdead. Yes very sad news out of the Czech republic. I don't think people realize how much nature/wildlife we are losing daily, untill it is too late. The Northeran white rhino will go extinct before its time, and we as people should be ashamed of this.

[mattsnow81]

@mygoatisdead But the ones in the video are what? Southern rhino???

[briczar22]

@mattsnow81 pretty much Southeran rhinos brought up to Lewa to keep the population numbers up.

[saibhy]

why are the birds chilling with the rhinos

[briczar22]

@saibhy Good question. When the rhinos walk in the grass, they stir up all the insects which fly up and then the birds have a meal. And also cause rhinos are cool to hang out with :)

[youneveri]

I want to ride one lol

[jakalaas]

a chinese dick enlargement clip..

[TheEwooz]

ihave just donated $ 10 to the wwf,i feel slighlty good even though i know this armchair conservation. I just coined a phrase as well.

[JosephineSB]

I love this video, and i love rhino guy! u really love rhinos guy! yeah.

[MrSmartComment]

Quickly, hide it before some bitch shoots it's for some dickless chinese faggot.

[jairitogt]

it's a incredible animal!!!

[savethewhiterhino]

Thanks!

[Erica6969420x]

thumbs up if weed brought you here



[GIMMYIIANOTHERIIONEE]

Rhinos are just fat unicorns!