Official status of extinction called on the western Black Rhinoceros....

Nothing we didn't already know. Beautiful, graceful animal. Gone forever.



White and Javan on the edge too. We have to do more for these amazing creatures.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...inos-follow-unless-conservationists-warn.html

 

That's not good at all.

 

The daily mail writing a sympathetic article about a black african?

Wonders never cease.

 

Awful news and so preventable. There are some nations who should be truly ashamed of themselves.

 

Sad news.

I was once chased by a White Rhino in Nepal. Years ago, I was on a walking safari in Chitwan. The "Health & Safety" briefing consisted of "If a Rhino comes for you, run in a zig-zag and climb a tree, if a bear comes for you, poke it on the nose with a stick, if a tiger goes for you, pray". Ho Ho very amusing I thought sarcastically.

Anyway after about an hour of wandering about and seeing nothing much the guide said "Rhino, Tree!". I turned around to see this great beast running towards me & I was the closest to it of the small group. No zig-zagging, straight up the nearest tree, and I was swinging from a branch as it thundered past underneath. Got the old heart pumping a bit.

Not sure if walking safaris are still going, but recommended for those who like a bit of danger.

 

Don't know about you but I wasn't aware that some rhinos and elephants are killed to fund terrorism http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/44...-to-save-elephants-from-Al-Shabaab-terrorists

 

Move the east black rhinos to the west. Problem solved.

 

after reading that truly devastating news I wont be able to sleep tonight

 

Don't be a gimp all the time fella. You seem to have issues.