Just 150 years ago, Africa’s savannahs teemed with over a million black and white rhinos. Relentless hunting by European settlers saw rhino numbers rapidly decline, and poaching escalated during the 1970s and 1980s as demand grew for rhino horn, a prized ingredient in traditional Asian medicines.
But there is good news. Thanks to vigorous conservation and anti-poaching efforts and an international ban on the trade in rhino horn, some African rhino populations are now stable or increasing. Read more about the importance of the rhino on the WWF website.
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Visit my online gallery for more images of animals and birds, botanical works and images of iconic buildings and places in and around Cape Town in both monochrome and colour.
All images are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on ready-to-hang stretched canvas.
Click here for prices.
Contact me:
by phone / whatsapp on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com
But there is good news. Thanks to vigorous conservation and anti-poaching efforts and an international ban on the trade in rhino horn, some African rhino populations are now stable or increasing. Read more about the importance of the rhino on the WWF website.
~~~~~
Visit my online gallery for more images of animals and birds, botanical works and images of iconic buildings and places in and around Cape Town in both monochrome and colour.
All images are available as high quality prints on non-archival paper or on ready-to-hang stretched canvas.
Click here for prices.
Contact me:
by phone / whatsapp on +27 79 247 7532
by email to gutmansolly@gmail.com