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Emslie, R.H., 2000. African rhinos numbering 13,000 for first time since the mid-1980s. Pachyderm 29: 53-56, tables 1-2
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Africa |
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Distribution - Status |
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Black Rhino |
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Continent-wide, black rhino numbers stabilized at about 2400 between 1992 and 1995, increasing up to 2600 by 1997. Encouragingly, the latest 1999 black rhino estimate of -2700 indicates numbers continue to creep upwards. The major range states are still South Africa (1 074), Namibia (695), Zimbabwe (435) and Kenya (420). While the increase is encouraging, some rated populations in a number of range states have been performing suboptimally and may be overstocked.
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