Rhino Presentation

WHITE RHINO
GVHD: Miss Thu Shiro

Class: 6a13
Group members:
Võ Sỹ Hoàng Long
Nguyễn Hoàng Danh
Võ Thiên Lạc
Trần Hoàng Thiên An
We will talk about the white rhino
01. Personality of Rhino
02. Interesting facts
03. Why are white rhinos were in danger?
04. How to protect white rhinos

01.
Personality of Rhino
Height of Rhino
Although the largest males of both subspecies ranged between 3.7 and 4
metres (about 12 and 13 feet) in length and stood nearly 2 metres (7
feet) tall, male northern white rhinoceroses tended to be shorter in length
than male southern white rhinoceroses. (The last living male northern
white rhinoceros died in 2018.)
Weight of Rhino
white rhinoceroses can weigh as much as
2,000–2,400 kg (4,400–5,300 pounds),
whereas male northern white rhinoceroses
weighed up to 1,600 kg (3,500 pounds).
02.
Interesting
facts
Life cycle
White rhinos have complex social
structures. Groups of sometimes 14 rhinos
may form, notably females with calves.
Adult males defend territories of roughly 1-
3km2, which they mark with vigorously
scraped dung piles. The home range for
adult females can be more than seven
times larger, depending on habitat quality
and population density.
Breeding females are prevented from

leaving a dominant male’s territory, which
is marked and patrolled by its owner on a
regular basis. Males competing for a female
may engage in serious conflict, using their
horns and massive size to inflict wounds.
Females reach sexual
maturity at 4-5 years of age White rhinos are the only grazer among the
but do not reproduce until
they reach 6 -7 years. Males five rhino species, feeding almost exclusively
tend not to mate until they on short grasses. They primarily inhabit
are 10-12 years old. They can grassy savanna and woodlands interspersed
live up to 40 years.
with grassy clearings.
Mating occurs throughout
the year, although peaks The animals tend to avoid the heat during
have been observed from the day, when they rest in the shade. They
October to December in are usually active in the early morning, late
South Africa and from
February to June in East afternoon and evening. During very hot
Africa. The gestation period periods, the cool and rid themselves of
is approximately 16 months external parasites by bathing in mud in
with a period of 2-3 years
shallow pools.
between calves
03.
Why white rhino were
in danger
● Rhinos are being hunted for their horns in a poaching crisis that has stretched
on for more than a decade. In 2007, 13 rhinos were poached in South Africa.
Seven years later, the official figure leapt to a staggering 1,215 rhinos killed in
2014. More than 9,000 rhinos have been killed since the poaching crisis began,
and rhinos across Africa and Asia remain at risk from poaching due to
consumer demand for their horns.
● This is not the first time that poaching has pushed rhinos to the brink
of extinction. In the late 20th century, rhinos were also being wiped
out by poachers to meet demand from Taiwan, China, and Yemen.
The international trade in rhino horn has been banned by the
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fa
una and Flora (CITES)
since 1977, and most countries have since enacted domestic bans on
rhino horn trade. When Taiwan and China implemented and enforced
domestic bans on rhino horn trade in the early 1990s—in part because
the United States imposed or threatened sanctions under the Pelly
Amendment—the poaching stopped and rhino populations stabilized
and began to rebound.
The rare characteristics that makes the
white rhino become endangered:
● As well as its use in medicine, rhino horn is bought and consumed
purely as a symbol of wealth. Hundreds of white rhinos have been
killed annually in recent years. They are particularly vulnerable to
hunting, because they are relatively unaggressive and occurs in
herds. Today, rhino horn poaching is the main threat facing rhinos
as demand has escalated in Asian countries, especially in Vietnam.
Despite having no proven medicinal value and made of keratin,
rhino horn has long been used in traditional medicines but in
recent years, it has been incorrectly touted as a cure for ailments
ranging from hangovers to treatment for cancer as well as status
symbol.
04.
How to protect
white rhino
We need to protect white rhino by:
● Expanding existing protected areas and improving their
management.
● Establishing new protected areas.
● Improving security monitoring to protect rhinos from
poaching.
● Improving local and international law enforcement to stop the
illegal flow of rhino horn from Africa to other regions of the
world.
● Promoting well-managed wildlife-based tourism experiences
that will also provide additional funding for conservation
efforts.
That's the end of the group's presentation. I invite teacher and
friends to comment and contribute ideas.

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WHITE RHINO

GVHD: Miss Thu Shiro

02. Interesting facts

03. Why are white rhinos were in danger?

04. How to protect white rhinos

Breeding females are prevented from

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