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African black rhino population shows ‘modest’ increase

Name: African black rhino population shows ‘modest’ increase
Uploaded: 2020-03-21T10:59:24Z
Duration: 2 min 10 s
Description: While conservation efforts appear to be working, the illegal horn trade remains the species’ main threat.

While conservation efforts appear to be working, the illegal horn trade remains the species’ main threat.

Conservation efforts to save the African rhino appear to be working.

Over the past six years, there has been a slight uptick in the population but challenges remain to protect them from extinction.

Al Jazeera’s Raheela Mahomed reports.