This refers to a subspecies of “Black Rhino” also known as the “browsing rhino.”<\/p>\n
The Western Black Rhino of Africa was declared officially extinct Thursday by a leading conservation group.<\/p>\n
The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that two other subspecies of rhinoceros were close to meeting the same fate.<\/p>\n
The Northern White Rhino of central Africa is now “possibly extinct” in the wild and the Javan Rhino “probably extinct” in Vietnam, after poachers killed the last animal there in 2010.
\nA small but declining population survives on the Indonesian island of Java.<\/p>\nmsnbc<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Black rhinos are fairly aggressive towards humans. I knew one who was hand reared and very friendly … you could and feed it and pet it and stuff. It lived at a non-profit\/private reserve and tourists could park in the nearby lot and go over and see this rhino, as well as a white rhino also hand reared.<\/p>\n
Last time I was there both rhinos were gone. The white rhino had been released into the wild and had started her own family. Here’s a picture I took of her<\/a> when I caught up to her. (Which wasn’t hard, white rhinos are easy to find since they like open country where grass grows.)<\/p>\n
The black rhino had been shot. One day he unexpectedly burst through the fence and went on a rampage. He didn’t hurt anyone but he did damage all the cars in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
Here is his picture<\/a> from when he was still alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This refers to a subspecies of “Black Rhino” also known as the “browsing rhino.” The Western Black Rhino of Africa was declared officially extinct Thursday by a leading conservation group. The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that two other subspecies of rhinoceros were close to meeting the same fate. The Northern White Rhino … Continue reading Western Browsing Rhino Is No More<\/span>