𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐑𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚

𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭: 𝐵𝑜𝑡ℎ 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑅ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝙂𝙍𝙀𝙔

Raise up both your hands if you believe a Rhino is just a Rhino , I mean a Rhino is a Rhino. Okay, I will go first. All through my childhood I have always believed there is only one species of a Rhino, just a RHINO, But jokes on me, jokes on me guys.

It’s up until recently, few days to World Rhino Day to be precise which is Celebrated annually o the 22nd of September in honor of these enormous creatures in our protected areas and private sanctuaries and Luckily, the theme for this year was “𝑭𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑹𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒐 𝑺𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝑭𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓” and to feed my curiosity I went on to discover and learn more about the existing Rhino Species and so here we are 😊

The family of Rhinocerotidae comprises of Five living Rhino Species. Two of these (Black and white Rhino) live in this side of the Sub-Sahara while their other three counterparts (Sumatra, Javan and the One-horned Rhinos) are found in Asia. Most importantly the Javan Rhino can only be Found in one National Park on the northern tip of Indonesian Island of Java. How do I know this, I read about it 😊

These ever blind yet alert, watchful and Simply Magical creatures may look strong and powerful but they are vulnerable and sensitive and sadly they continue to be prosecuted for their HORN with a crazy belief that Rhino horn can actually do a bunch of other stuff. Dear Poacher, Need I remind you that NO ONE, AND I MEAN ABSOLUTELY NOONE IN THE WORLD NEEDS A RHINO HORN BUT A RHINO.

As a result of illegal poaching and a massive threat from climate change, Rhino numbers have dropped from 70,000 by the 1970s to around 27,000 Rhinos in the World. What’s more, three of the Five Species (Black, Sumatra and Javan Rhinos) have been listed as Critically endangered while the others Greater One-horned Rhino as vulnerable and lastly the White rhinos which were once thought as extinct now thrive in private sanctuaries listed as Near threatened.

“If we all do our part, We can make a difference and conserve our Natural Heritage.” Author ~Anonymous