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		</div><p>The number of critically endangered African rhinos is slowly increasing following “immense” conservation efforts, according to the latest figures.</p>
<p>An update released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) shows the African Black Rhino population is gradually rising, at an annual rate of 2.5%.</p>
<p>Between 2012 and 2018, the number of rhinos in Africa grew from an estimated 4,845 to 5,630.</p>
<p>The increase has been attributed to continuing law enforcement efforts and population management measures, including moving selected rhinos from established populations to new locations.</p>
<p>Dr Grethel Aguilar, acting director general of IUCN, said: <em>“While Africa’s rhinos are by no means safe from extinction, the continued slow recovery of Black Rhino populations is a testament to the immense efforts made in the countries the species occurs in, and a powerful reminder to the global community that conservation works.”</em></p>
<p>But she added: <em>“At the same time, it is evident that there is no room for complacency as poaching and illegal trade remain acute threats.</em></p>
<p><em>“It is essential that the ongoing anti-poaching measures and intensive, proactive population management continue, with support from national and international actors.”</em></p>
<p>Population models predict a further slow increase over the next five years, according to the IUCN update.</p>
<p>The south-western black rhino, a subspecies of the black rhino, has seen sufficient population growth over the last three generations to be newly categorised as Near Threatened, the IUCN said.</p>
<p>But the other two surviving subspecies, the South-eastern and Eastern, both remain Critically Endangered due to drastic declines between the 1970s and 1990s.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Africa’s other rhino species, the white rhino, continues to be categorised as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.</p>
<p>While poaching of African rhinos continues to be the main threat to the two species, the IUCN said the strong counter-measures taken by range states, private landowners and communities in recent years are having a positive effect.</p>
<p>Figures indicate poaching numbers have decreased after a peak in 2015, when a minimum of 1,349 rhinos were found to have been poached.</p>
<p>In 2018, there were a minimum of 892 rhinos poached, equivalent to one every 10 hours.</p>
<p>Dr Richard Emslie, Red List authority coordinator for the IUCN Species Survival Commission’s African Rhino Specialist Group, said: <em>“If the encouraging declines in poaching can continue, this should positively impact rhino numbers.</em></p>
<p><em>“Continued expenditure and efforts will be necessary to maintain this trend.”</em></p>
<p>The update to the Red List shows more than 31,000 of 116,177 known species are threatened with extinction.</p>
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