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World Rhino Day celebrated on 22nd September 2018: Details, Aim, History
World Rhino Day celebrated on 22nd September 2018: Details, Aim, History
The World Rhino Day is celebrated on 22 September every year around the world.
The World Rhino Day is marked to celebrate all five species of rhino's that includes Black, White, Greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos.
The World Rhino Day was first announced by WWF-South Africa in 2010. The following year, World Rhino Day grew into an international success, encompassing both African and Asian rhino species, thanks to the efforts of two determined women.
In India, World Rhino Day-2018 was observed with all-day awareness programs at Kaziranga National Park (Assam), Manas National Park (Assam) and Laokhowa Burachapori (Assam).
According to the organisation Save the Rhino, there are around 29000 rhinoceros left in the world. The number has declined from 5 lakhs rhinos at the turn of the 20th century to 70000 in 1970.
Out of these, in both the wild and in conservation, there are just 5055 black rhinos, 20405 white rhinos, 3333 greater one-horned rhinos, less than 100 Sumatran rhinos and a maximum of 61 Javan rhinos.
There is only one remaining male Northern white rhino named Sudan in Ol Pejeta Conservancy of Kenya.
