Today there is an estimated 20,000 white rhinos in South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe. The white rhino that used to be racing towards extinction, has been brought back by efforts of game ranches and reserves.

Trophy African rhinoceros hunting is a bit different. At the time this was written, the USF&W service had still not issued an import permit for this rhino. ThatвЂ™s one way that African Rhino hunting will benefit all rhinos. In effect, an old, soon to die, rhino will go for improving the black rhino species in Namibia rather than being eaten by hyenas. Dallas Safari Club said all the money will be given to the Namibian government to use on their black rhino conservation effort. In 2013, a black Namibian bull rhino that was in bad health, was causing a lot of problemsand could have been proven a danger to younger animals, was put up for auction by the Dallas Safari Club. There are around 4,000 to 5,000 black rhinos in Africa. Due to the scarcity of permits, the price for hunting a black rhino is very high. Very few are hunted each year, although Namibia and South Africa occasionally issue a permit allowing for an older bull to be removed. Black rhino are mostly protected and have been for over 30 years. The only way there is any rhino hunting in Africa is trophy hunting for white rhino. That, coupled with almost no protection in countries like Zimbabwe that have little to no law enforcement, has led to a decline in population of about 25 per cent. Rhinoceros horn is now worth more than $1600 per ounce. In 2009, rhino poaching increased dramatically just as protection methods began a decline. They have to drink daily and can be snared or shot at water holes.

Rhinos are tough animals, but they can be easily poached. Young rhinos are preyed on by big cats, hyenas, wild dog packs and crocodiles. The black rhino has a pointed mouth with prehensile lips which it uses to grab twigs and leaves.ДЄdult rhinoceros have no natural predators. They arenвЂ™t as large as the white rhinoceros, weighing between 1,800 pounds and 3,500 pounds with an exceptional animal hitting 4,000 pounds. Their range runs from southern Angola to western South Africa east to Tanzania west to Namibia. The West African subspecies was declared extinct in 2011. There are four subspecies of black rhino, but for all intent and purpose, consider them as one. The name black rhinoceros (Dicers bicornis) is somewhat misleading as both rhino species are dark or black. If you missed out on hunting a diplodocus during the Middle Jurassic epoch (167 million years ago - give or take) then going rhino hunting in Africa for a white rhino would be a good substitute. Poachers kill the rhino for its horn which is then ground to a powder and sold as a supposed aphrodisiac/health medicine.ДЄ white rhino was reported a few years ago that tipped the scales at 10,000 pounds - definitely trophy material.

Both horns are made out of keratin, the same protein that makes up hair and fingernails. The front horn is quite a bit larger than the rear horn average height around three feet, although in some cases the front horn will exceed 60 inches.

The name вЂњwhiteвЂќ rhinoceros is said to come from the Dutch вЂњwijdвЂќ meaning wide in reference to its square lips it uses for feeding. The northern white rhino is listed as critically endangered, and in truth, could be completely extinct. Most of the southern white rhinos are found in South Africa. There are two species of the African white rhino the southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) and the northern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum cottoni). Black and white rhinos have relatively small brains for their size. Both African species lack teeth at the front of their mouth. It subsists on leafy material, although it can survive on more fibrous plants if necessary. It is a herbivore weighing in at over 2,000 pounds for the black rhinoceros, while the white rhino is considerably larger at 6,500 pounds or larger. It is the second largest dangerous game animal in Africa. The rhinoceros, or rhino, both black and white, is characterized by it large size.

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