Black rhinos matter: Lessons from the botched translocation

Every year September 22 is marked as the World Rhino Day. The Day provides an opportunity for the public, different conservation organizations and institutions to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.

According to Kenya Wildlife Service, rhino population in Kenya stood at 1,258 by end of 2017, of this 745 are black rhinos. All of the world’s rhino species are under threat, predominantly for their horn. Rhinos are one of the over 16,306 endangered species in the world. Save The Rhino, an international organization that works to conserve all five rhino species cite black rhinos as the third most endangered rhino species.