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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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African Rhino Species |
Reasons for decline in rhino poaching:
1. Increased government protection of remnant population in fenced-off reserves.
In Zimbabwe, the government created Intensive protection Zones in the early 1990s. These are areas within larger pieces of government land, which have natural barriers or are fenced.
2. Government encouragement of private wildlife sanctuaries.
In Zimbabwe the government permitted private landowners to establish fenced areas called conservancies under the control of at least 2 landowners. By 1995, 60 % of the 315 black rhino in the country were on privately-owned conservancies and other private properties.
3. Improved local law enforcement.
4. Drop in international demand of rhino horn.
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Numbers of greater one-horned rhinos continue to rise
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