Declared extinct in 2006, the West African black rhinoceros was once a majestic creature roaming the savannas of Africa. Despite extensive conservation efforts, the species couldn't recover from ...

Take one species out and everything starts to crumble.” The western black rhino was declared extinct seven years ago, another victim of the lucrative and illegal rhino-horn trade. Vitale hopes ...

The world has known 11 subspecies of rhino. The western black rhino was declared extinct in 2011. Another, the northern white rhino, was down to just six specimens before one of the last two males ...

belong to the eastern subspecies of black rhinoceros, which has been designated as critically endangered and their western species counterpart was declared extinct in 2011. “These rhinos represe ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Africa's Western Black Rhino officially extinct in November 2011. Rhinos are killed for their horns, believed in traditional Chinese ...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature declared Africa's Western Black Rhino officially extinct in November 2011. Rhinos are killed for their horns, believed in traditional Chinese ...

A rhinoceros whose species almost became extinct in 2011 has arrived at a zoo as part of a breeding programme. Sudan has a new home at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire, and conservationists hope the ...

The Sumatran rhino is now officially extinct in Malaysia, with the death of the last known specimen. The 25-year-old female named Iman died on Saturday on the island of Borneo, officials say.

In 2011, the western subspecies of black rhino was declared extinct. Poaching for rhino horn remains the greatest threat to all five rhino species, and the zoo continues to fund critical on-the ...