Why were the rhinoceroses not safe a few years ago? How has the situation
changed now?
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Very few rhinos survive outside national parks and reserves due to persistent poaching and habitat loss over many decades. ... Successful conservation efforts have led to an increase in the number of greater one-horned (or Indian) rhinos, from around 200 at the turn of the 20th century to around 3,700 today.
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By 1970, rhino numbers dropped to 70,000, and today, around 27,000 rhinos remain in the wild. Very few rhinos survive outside national parks and reserves due to persistent poaching and habitat loss over many decades. ... However, the species still remains under threat from poaching for its horn
67 Javan rhinos
Only 67 Javan rhinos are currently estimated to remain in the world, making this critically endangered rhino species one of the most threatened large mammal species on Earth. They're confined to one park on the extreme southwestern tip of the Indonesian island of Java—Ujung Kulon National Park.
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