Support Black Rhino Conservation
Black Rhinos Need Our Help
A resurgence of rhino poaching in Africa has again pushed the black rhino to the brink of extinction, jeopardizing one of Africa’s most charismatic mammals and threatening to erase years of dedicated work by AWF and others. Since 1970, the world rhino population has declined by 90 percent, with five species remaining in the world today, all of which are endangered.
In Zimbabwe's Hwange National Park, armed and aggressive poachers have nearly decimated the country’s black rhino population—resulting in over 100 rhinos being killed for their horn during a ten-year period. More than 170 rhinos have been poached in 2010, and there are only 3,600 rhinos in all of Africa. These losses are especially critical because AWF and others had recently succeeded in bringing the population back from near extinction.
AWF is pursuing numerous conservation strategies through intensive protection zones and rhino sanctuaries. The Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, a fenced-in, 35 square-mile protected zone in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park, is helping black rhinos make a gradual comeback. Similarly, a 1,400 square-meter Intensive Protection Zone was established at Sinamatella in Hwange National Park, in Zimbabwe.
However, poaching still occurs, and we need your help if we are to safeguard these horned giants.
Your gift now will support AWF’s work throughout the African continent and ensure Africa’s wildlife and wild lands endure forever.
