The Monitoring Of The Black Rhino
Black rhinos have been listed as endangered so they are really being monitored in the mid/southern parts of Africa (there are very small numbers in north Africa). What I found out is actually quite amazing. In 2012 4,848 black rhinos in Africa, but also in 2012 nearly 688 black rhinos were poached. Then again in 2013 nearly 1,004 black rhinos were poached (this means nearly 4 rhinos were killed daily). This means a total of nearly 1,692 black rhinos were poached in the last two years. I researched the LEO team who were looking after more than just the black rhino but nearly every animal in Africa. They are a team of researchers who are concerned about the animals in Africa. In 2012 after poaching was reported they moved as many black rhinos as they could to save their species. They were poached because their horns were worth more than gold to most countries.
After the poaching started, they moved most of the black rhinos to national parks where they could count the black rhinos continuously to make sure they were okay and multiplying. They would use trip cameras on the national parks to see if where the rhinos would like to stay and graze. They would try to count rhinos in each of the pictures and it seemed to work. They would continuously cross over the path of the cameras. The team was able to find great places to put the cameras. They seem to stay near where there is mostly smaller weeds and knee-high grass (knee high on a human). I hope myself that they can keep working to save this species of black rhino.
When they were laying cameras they focused mostly around Kenya because that's where most black rhinos had been reported being near. Very few have been spotted in the desert. That is where the white rhino has been more reported of being than the black rhino. Normally 25 kilo's near water is where they stay. They usually always stay in packs.
After the poaching started, they moved most of the black rhinos to national parks where they could count the black rhinos continuously to make sure they were okay and multiplying. They would use trip cameras on the national parks to see if where the rhinos would like to stay and graze. They would try to count rhinos in each of the pictures and it seemed to work. They would continuously cross over the path of the cameras. The team was able to find great places to put the cameras. They seem to stay near where there is mostly smaller weeds and knee-high grass (knee high on a human). I hope myself that they can keep working to save this species of black rhino.
When they were laying cameras they focused mostly around Kenya because that's where most black rhinos had been reported being near. Very few have been spotted in the desert. That is where the white rhino has been more reported of being than the black rhino. Normally 25 kilo's near water is where they stay. They usually always stay in packs.