Rhinoceroses are prehistory beats found in parts of Africa and Asia. There are five species of rhinoceros: two African and three Asian. The African species are the white and the black rhinos. Both species have tow horns. The Asian rhinos include the Indian and the Javan, each with one horn, and two-horned Sumatran. Today all five species of rhino are perilously close to extinction. Habitat loss has not been a significant factor in the decline of rhinos. It is poaching for their horns that has decreased rhino population. The value of rhino horn makes it enormously profitable to poach rhinos and sell them on the black market. Because of big profits, poachers never want to shop shooting rhinos, and selling their parts and associated products.There are some measures carried out to rescue rhino from extinction. Rhino are protected and saved by trade regulations, protected areas, and armed guards. At present rhinos are protected under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), an agreement among more than 120 nations to eliminate illegal trade in wild animals and their parts and associated products. Rhinos live in some of the same Africa parks and reserves that provide habitat for elephants. They are also kept under armed guards because many of them were once killed in protected areas.
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