World Rhino Day 2023

World Rhino Day 2023:

World Rhino Day is observed on 22nd September.

• World Rhino Day 2023 observed on 22th September.
• Objective is to spread awareness for all five species of rhino and the work being done to save them.
• It was first announced by WWF-South Africa in 2010.
• This special day provides the opportunity for cause-related organizations, NGOs, zoos, and members of the public to celebrate rhinos in their own unique ways.
• The scientific name and conservation status of the five species are: –
  • Javan Rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus): Critically Endangered
  • Sumatran rhinos (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis): Critically Endangered
  • Black rhinos (Diceros bicornis): Critically Endangered
  • White rhinos (Ceratotherium simum): Near Threatened (Southern white rhino)
  • Greater One-Horned Rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis): Vulnerable

Indian One-Horned Rhino:-

• The greater one-horned rhino (or “Indian rhino”) is the largest of the rhino species.
• Distribution: Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan, and Assam, India.
• The greater one-horned rhino is identified by a single black horn about 8-25 inches long and a grey-brown hide with skin folds, which gives it an armour-plated appearance.
• The species is solitary, except when adult males or rhinos nearing adulthood gather at wallows or to graze.
• Conservation Status:-
  • IUCN Red List: Vulnerable.
  • CITES: Appendix-I
  • Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Schedule I.