Western black rhinoceros is officially extinct

This Rhino has always been the rarest subspecies of the black rhinoceros and the poaching and the lack of conservation measures pushed it to the brink of extinction. Before disappearing, the animal could be found in the savannas of Central West Africa.

As this subspecies of rhinoceros that disappeared forever, also the white rhinoceros-of-North is on the verge of extinction â€" there are only six copies worldwide and all captive-as the Javan rhinoceros. The indication from the revision of the list of endangered species of the IUCN.

Rhinoceros-Southern white, such as the North, relative was almost on the brink of extinction in the early 19th century, but thanks to conservation measures the animal managed to survive. Currently, there are about 20,000 Rhinoceros-Southern white in freedom. If similar conservation measures had been applied to the Western black rhino and rhino-northern white maybe species have thrived. "These measures need to be strengthened now, especially the management of habitats to improve performance and prevent other rhinos if expire", asserts Simon Stuart, Chairman of the IUCN, cites the Inhabitat.

The revision of the list of threatened species revealed that a quarter of the world's mammals are at risk of extinction, as well as numerous species of plants. But the future for the oceanic fauna is also not encouraging. The IUCN indicates that five of the eight subspecies of tuna â€" a predator that is essential to the health of the marine ecosystem â€" are threatened or near threatened. The list also shows that 26 newly-discovered species of amphibians are disappearing at an alarming rate.

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