Africa's Western Black Rhino declared extinct

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"Africa's Western Black Rhino declared extinct
A quarter of all mammals are at risk of extinction, conservation group says

GENEVA — The Western Black Rhino of Africa was declared officially extinct Thursday by a leading conservation group.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature said that two other subspecies of rhinoceros were close to meeting the same fate.

The Northern White Rhino of central Africa is now "possibly extinct" in the wild and the Javan Rhino "probably extinct" in Vietnam, after poachers killed the last animal there in 2010.
Image: A Northern White Rhino seen at the Czech Zoo Kralove Dvur. The species is now considered "possibly extinct" in the wild.
Ami Vitale / for msnbc.com
A Northern White Rhino seen at the Czech Zoo Kralove Dvur. The species is now considered "possibly extinct" in the wild.

A small but declining population survives on the Indonesian island of Java.
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IUCN said Thursday that a quarter of all mammals are at risk of extinction, according to its updated Red List of endangered species.

'Stewards of the Earth'
But the group added that species such as the Southern White Rhino and the Przewalski's Horse have been brought back from the brink with successful conservation programs."

[Alexander]

Noo... ):
I absolutely love Rhinos. This is very saddening news for me.

[SilentEcho]

D: That's horrible.