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I was passionate about art from an early age. I studied jewellery design in college. During this period I also visited evening classes to learn academic drawing.
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The reason for assessing this species as Near Threatened and not Least Concern continues to be the continued and high poaching threat and illegal demand for horn in SE Asia (especially Viet Nam and China), increased involvement of organised international criminal syndicates in rhino poaching (see Emslie
et al. (2019)
http://www.rhinoresourcecenter.com/pdf_files/156/1560170144.pdf for further details). Protection efforts depend on significant Range State expenditure and effort, and if these were to decline rampant poaching could seriously threaten numbers (well in excess of 30% over three generations). Declining state budgets for conservation in real terms, declining capacity in some areas and increasing arrests of Southeast Asians for rhino crimes in African Range States are all of concern. Estimated White Rhino numbers have declined 15% from 2012–17 in response to increased poaching. This decline has largely been because of a major decline in the largest subpopulation in Greater Kruger due to poaching. While absolute numbers poached in this park continue to decline, so have White Rhino numbers with the result that in relative terms poaching has remained at unsustainable levels. Fortunately, White Rhino numbers have been increasing in many other populations and since White Rhino poaching peaked in 2014 it has declined in response to considerably increased law enforcement and protection efforts. Reported poaching in the major Range State South Africa is also down in 2019. While the White Rhino is close to having less than 10,000 mature individuals, it would not meet any other of the additional criteria under C1 or C2.
In summary the rationale for treating White Rhino as Near Threatened and not Least Concern is that in the numbers could decline significantly in the absence of, or significant reduction of current conservation measures. Despite White Rhino point estimates declining by an estimated 15% from 2012–17, numbers are nowhere near reaching critical thresholds under criteria A2 or A4 (see Figures 4 and 5 and Tables 4 and 5 in the attached Supplementary Information document). Recorded White Rhino poaching has been declining since 2014.
SOURCE: IUCN REDLSIT
