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Rhino numbers go up as efforts to fight poaching pay off
A caretaker feeds 19-year-old Fatu, one of the world’s last two Northern White Rhinos in Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Kenya is home to the last remaining two Northern White Rhinos in the world.
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What you need to know:
- Six rhino species: Northern White Rhino (two), Black (5,500), White Southern (18,000), Greater One-Horned (3,500), Sumatran (78)and the Javan (68)
- This year, Kenya registered the birth of 45 rhinos
- There are only two existing in the world that are only found at the Ol Pejeta conservancy
Kenya’s black rhino population has doubled from less than 400 in 1985 to 794 by the end of 2019.
Kenya is home to the last remaining two Northern White Rhinos in the world. “But, the Northern White Rhinos are endangered. There are only two existing in the world that are only found at the Ol Pejeta conservancy. We are making sure the white rhinos are saved and we produce more. We must protect these animals,” said Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala during a webinar commemorating World Rhino Day last month.
