Rhinoceros populations are beginning to rebound in the species native home of Zimbabwe, a sign that efforts to preserve the species are working, according to animal conservationists.
(NEW YORK) Rhinoceros populations are beginning to rebound in the species' native home of Zimbabwe, a sign that efforts to preserve the species are working, according to animal conservationists. The rhino population in Zimbabwe has surpassed more than 1,000 animals for the first time in more than 30 years, according to the International Union
Baby boom in Zimbabwe signals hope for rhino growth
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While the US and Europe saw a slump in births in 2020, more than 200,000 babies were born when the lockdown was at its most restrictive in the UK. Luckily, in the Lowveld region of Zimbabwe, conservation was not on lockdown and 2020 saw a baby boom for rhinos.
Rhino numbers are not only on the increase in the area, with 17 new black rhino calves and two white rhino calves spotted during 2020, but poaching is down thanks to rangers’ dedication and your support.
Zimbabwe is home to the world’s fourth-largest black rhino population after South Africa, Namibia and Kenya, making the country an important frontier for conserving this Critically Endangered species. Between 2007 and 2009, nearly a quarter of the country’s rhinos were lost to poaching. However, thanks to the work of our conservation partner, the Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT), the Lowveld region is now home to 90% of Zimbabwe’s total black rhino population,