Ceratotherium simum ssp. simum
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
MAMMALIA |
PERISSODACTYLA |
RHINOCEROTIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Ceratotherium simum ssp. simum |
| Species Authority |
Lydekker, 1908 |
| Infra-specific Authority: |
(Burchell, 1817) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Southern White Rhino, Southern White Rhinoceros |
| French |
– |
Rhinocéros Blanc De Sud |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Near Threatened
ver 3.1
|
| Year Assessed: |
2008 |
| Assessor/s |
IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group |
| Evaluator/s: |
Hoffmann, M. & Stuart, S.N. (Global Mammal Assessment Team) |
Justification:
The reason for rating this species as Near Threatened and not Least Concern is due to the continued poaching threat and high illegal demand for horn (as determined from intelligence gathering by wildlife investigators). Current successful protection efforts have depended on significant range state expenditure and effort and if these were to decline (especially in South Africa) 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 involvement of SE Asians in Africa are all of concern. Poaching levels are also increasing in Zimbabwe. In the absence of conservation measures, within five years the species would quickly meet the threshold for C1 under Vulnerable, and potentially also criterion A3 if poaching were to take off in other range states.
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| History: |
| 2003 |
– |
Near Threatened
(IUCN 2003)
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| 2002 |
– |
Near Threatened
(IUCN 2002)
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| 2000 |
– |
Lower Risk/conservation dependent
(Hilton-Taylor 2000)
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Increasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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Conservation Actions
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