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Black rhino numbers double, a first in 35 years of heightened conservation

Black Rhino known as Baraka at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia County. [Kipsang Joseph/Standard]

The population of black rhino in the country has doubled for the first time in 35 years following conservation efforts.

The current black rhino numbers stands at 750, according to report by World Wildlife Fund (WWF), two-fold increase from 350 in 1983 when the population was at its lowest in the country as a result of intense poaching.

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