Brooks, M., 1992. Chairman's report: African Rhino Specialist Group. Pachyderm 15: 5-6, table 1
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Distribution - Reasons for decline |
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African Rhino Species |
The slowing in the rate of decline in the black rhinoceros can be explained simply by there being fewer soft targets, but the populations in many countries have been depleted to dangerously low levels. Less than half the 14 countries with black rhino populations have more than 50 rhinos, and only one of the three subspecies, namely D.b. minor, numbers more than, or anything close to, the minimum recommended figure of 2,000 animals required for genetic viability.
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