Of all of the amazing animals that I have seen so far over here, nothing compares to the uniqueness of the rhino. When you are in their presence they have a quality which is almost like a modern day dinosaur walking the earth. However sadly, the rhino is also going the way of the dinosaur – extinct! In this case the extinction is not being caused by some natural catastrophe but rather by human greed. Rhinos have been virtually wiped out in Africa by hunting and poaching except for in South Africa, where even now a number of unscrupulous individuals are well on their way to ensuring their extinction. In 2010, 333 rhinos where killed in South Africa and so far in 2011, 247 have been killed (although it is believed that both of these figures are higher). We are now at the stage that almost every rhino requires a full time armed guard to protect it.
I know it is easy to say ‘so what’ especially if you live outside of Africa where many countries have fauna extinction problems, but believe me as an Australian I strongly believe that the world will be a much worse place if rhinos are wiped out. They are one of the very special species of our planet!
Sorry for the heavy stuff on a light hearted blog, however this is a tragedy currently happening and everyone needs to be aware of it.
Regards,
Gary
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