"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."
In 1961 Peter Scott warned that the black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) could be extinct within 30 years. Kenyan black rhino numbers collapsed from about 20,000 in the 1970s to fewer than 400 by 1989. By the start of 2025 Kenya's eastern black rhino (D. b. michaeli) population surpassed 1,000. Recovery followed sustained conservation strategies that emphasized protection, population management and habitat security. Continued interventions allowed stabilization and growth of the population. The Kenyan recovery demonstrates that coordinated, long-term conservation actions can reverse severe declines and inform efforts for other threatened species.
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