Population of Critically Endangered African Black Rhino 'Slowly Increasing'

By Rory Sullivan

Numbers are set to continue rising over next five years

The numbers of African black rhinos is slowly rising thanks to the efforts of conservationists, new figures have shown. 

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) said in an update that the total number of these critically endangered rhinos increased from 4,845 in 2012 to 5,630 in 2018 - an annual rise of 2.5 per cent. 

This success has been put down to a combination of law enforcement measures and actions taken to manage the rhino population, such as the relocation of certain animals. 

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