In 1961, conservationist Peter Scott warned that the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) could be extinct in 30 years. His prediction nearly came true: in Kenya, numbers fell from about 20,000 in the 1970s to fewer than 400 by 1989. At the start of this year, Kenya’s eastern black rhino (D. b. michaeli) population had surpassed 1,000. The strategy behind this recovery holds lessons for conservation efforts.
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Source: Ecology - nature.com
