Officially Extinct: Western Black Rhinos

IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) has declared the Africa’s Western black rhino is now as officially extinct! Being a subspecies of black rhino, this creature was declared extinct on the grounds that it has not been spotted since 2006.The IUCN also warns that other rhinos could follow.

Africa's northern white rhino is teetering on the brink of extinction while Asia's Javan rhino is making its last stand due to continued poaching and lack of conservation.

The blame goes to the greed of human beings. The uncontrolled hunting by poachers and lack of concervation is responsible for this truly tragic news for the planet. As recently reported by News24 and TimesLive 129 people have been arrested for Rhino poaching since the beginning of 2013. 446 rhinos have been poached across Africa since the beginning of the year.

....Another species gone forever. When will the genocide of the planets species stop at the hands of humans?

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