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Status of Southern White Rhinos
December 14 , 2022
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- CITES COP19 has recently accepted the proposal to downgrade the status of southern white rhinos from Appendix I to Appendix II.
- This proposal was made by Namibia and Botswana.
- Animals in Appendix II may not necessarily be on the brink of extinction but the trade of such species is regulated to protect their existence.
- It allows white rhinos to be relocated over long distances from one country to another.
- The southern white rhino is one of the two subspecies of white rhinos, with the other being the northern white rhino.
- It is one of the largest and heaviest animals in the world.
- It is among the most widespread and common subspecies of white rhinos.
- It is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN Red List.
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