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At the turn of the 19th century, there were approximately one million rhinos. In 1970,

there were around 70,000. Today, there are only around 28,000 rhinos surviving in the

wild. Three of the five species of rhino are “Critically Endangered” as defined by the

IUCN (World Conservation Union). The Southern subspecies of the white rhino is

classified by the IUCN in the lesser category of being “Near Threatened”; and the

Greater one-horned rhino is classified as "Vulnerable"; even this is considered to be

facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.