![]() ![]() ''Ceratotherium simum kiaboaba'', also known as straight-horned rhinoceros, was proposed as a different variety found near Lake Ngami and north of the Kalahari desert. However, they are considered as synonyms to its original scientific name. The subspecies is also known as Burchell's rhinoceros after William John Burchell and Oswell's rhinoceros after William Cotton Oswell respectively. Other names were also proposed for the southern subspecies. The southern white rhinoceros is the nominate subspecies, which was given the scientific name ''Ceratotherium simum simum'' by the English explorer William John Burchell in the 1810s. In 2015, there are an estimated population of 19,682–21,077 wild southern white rhinoceros. By the end of 2007, wild-living southern white rhino had increased to an estimated 17,480 animals. In 2001, it was estimated that there were 11,670 white rhinos in the wild of southern Africa with a further 777 individuals in captivity worldwide, making it the most common rhinoceros in the world. White rhino trophy hunting was legalized and regulated in 1968, and after initial miscalculations is now generally seen to have assisted in the species' recovery by providing incentives for landowners to boost rhino populations.Īlmost at the edge of extinction in the 20th century, the southern white rhinoceros has made a tremendous comeback. The small population of white rhinoceros has slowly recovered during the years, having grown to 840 individuals back in 1960s to 1,000 in the 1980s. The southern white rhino was nearly extinct with just less than 20 individuals in a single South African reserve in early 20th century. About 98.5% of southern white rhino occur in just five countries. ![]() The southern white rhino live in the grasslands and savannahs of southern Africa, ranging from South Africa to Zambia. ![]()
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