Global rhino population continues to fall despite drop in poaching

A crash of rhinos at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy on September 20, 2019. [File, Standard]

The global population of rhinos continues dropping even after a decade of reduced poaching, wildlife trade monitoring networks reveal. Their study assessed rhino populations, poaching, and trade trends across Africa and Asia.

They noted poaching is now at its lowest in Africa since 2011.