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In South Africa, rhinoceros poaching incidents have increased from 13 in 2007 to 1,215 in 2014. Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) populations declined from several hundred thousand in the early 19 th century to ∼65,000 in 1970 and to ∼2,400 by 1995 with subsequent genetic reduction, also due to hunting, land clearances and later poaching. Efforts by the Natal Parks Board facilitated an increase in population to over 20,000 in 2015 through aggressive conservation management. At the end of the 19 th century, Southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) numbers had declined to fewer than 50 animals in the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi region of the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province of South Africa, mainly due to uncontrolled hunting. Petersburg, Russia 199004 Guy Harvey Oceanographic Center, Nova Southeastern University, 8000 North Ocean Drive, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33004, USA.īlack and white rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis and Ceratotherium simum) are iconic African species that are classified by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as Critically Endangered and Near Threatened (), respectively. 14 Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St.

Petersburg, Russia 199004 Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, 3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA.

13 Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St.

12 WWF: African Rhino Programme, Cape Town, South Africa.

11 Lowveld Rhino Trust, Harare, Zimbabwe.

10 Kenya Wildlife Service, Nairobi 00100, Kenya.

9 Ministry of Environment and Tourism, Windhoek, Namibia.

8 South African Police Service, Stock Theft and Endangered Species Unit, Pretoria 0001, South Africa.

7 Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Queen Elizabeth Park, Pietermaritzburg 3201, South Africa.

6 Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa Veterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Skukuza, South Africa.

5 National Prosecuting Authority, Silverton 0184, South Africa.

4 IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group, Hilton 3245, South Africa.

3 Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St.

Electronic address: 2 Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.

1 Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics, St.