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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Threatened species of Rhinocerotidae

Threatened species of Rhinocerotidae

  • Rhinoceroses under threat of extinction

Incidence

Since 1970, more than 90 percent of the world's rhinos have disappeared, leaving fewer than 14,000 in the wild in 1998.

Broader

Threatened species of Perissodactyla
Unpresentable

Narrower

Threatened species of Rhinoceros
Presentable
Threatened species of Diceros bicornis
Yet to rate
Threatened species of Dicerorhinus
Yet to rate
Threatened species of Ceratotherium
Yet to rate

Aggravated by

Human use of animal by-products
Presentable
Use of medically suspect remedies
Yet to rate

Strategy

Conserving rhinoceros
Unpresentable

Value

Threat
Yet to rate
Extinction
Yet to rate

Reference

Martin, Bradley Esmond: The International Trade in Rhinoceros Products
Jackson, P: Elephants and Rhinos in Africa: a time for decision
Penny, Malcolm; Quinn, David and Werikhe, Micheal: Rhinos: an endangered species

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(E) Emanations of other problems
Biological classification
(G) Subfamily
Subject
  • Societal problems » Destruction
  • Societal problems » Endangered species » Endangered species
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    T2183
    DOCID
    13021830
    D7NID
    153492
    Last update
    Sep 23, 2020