WWF: African white, black rhinos make comeback

"We have seen an increase in rhino populations of at least 5 percent per year over the last decade, which is encouraging," said George Kampamba, coordinator for World Wildlife Fund International?s African Rhino Program.
In 1997, there were 8,466 white rhinos and 2,599 black rhinos living in the wild. Today, there are 14,500 white rhinos and nearly 4,000 black rhinos.
"There`s been a healthy increase in rhino numbers," said Petra Fleischer, fund-raising manager of Save the Rhino International. "It's the combined effort of anti-poaching work and monitoring to get a better picture of populations, environmental education, government strategies and community involvement. International funding is important, too."
Fleischer said getting local African people involved has been critical.
"It`s important to work with local communities to find opportunities for generating income through conservation, such as through tourism," Fleischer told LiveScience.
Rhinos have recently ...