But while Internet users lamented the news in 2011, 2013, and again 2015, the western black rhino's extinction was first noted in 2006. Sources Lagrot, Isabelle and John-Francois.

A black dehorned rhinoceros is followed by a calf on August 3, 2012 at the Bona Bona Game Reserve, southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa. The western black rhino subspecies (not pictured) has ...

The West African black rhino is now feared extinct and numbers of the northern white rhino have reached an all time low in the wild. In both cases, poaching for rhino horn is the main cause of ...

West African black rhino may be extinct West African black rhino may be extinct mongabay.com July 17, 2006 Recent surveys conducted by IUCN in northern Cameroon found no evidence of the West ...

Africa’s western black rhino is now officially extinct according the latest review of animals and plants by the world’s largest conservation network. CNN values your feedback 1.

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature is officially declaring the western black rhino of Africa extinct. In its latest assessment of the situation, the IUCN says two other sub ...

A leading conservation group has declared the Western Black Rhino of Africa officially extinct, and says two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate.

Africa’s Western black rhino was officially declared extinct in 2011, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The subspecies was last seen in 2006.

Africa’s Western black rhino has officially been declared extinct and other subspecies of rhinoceros could follow, according to the latest review by a leading conservation organization.

No wild black rhinos remain in West Africa, according to the latest global assessment of threatened species. The Red List, drawn up by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

South Africa has seen a devastating increase in poaching in recent years as black-market demand for rhino horn has grown. Last year poachers killed 448 rhinos, up from 333 in 2010 and just 13 in 2007.

The Western black rhino of Africa has been declared officially extinct, and two other subspecies of rhinoceros are close to meeting the same fate, a leading conservation group said Thursday. The ...