Without prior conservation interventions, the black rhino population would have been an estimated 296 in 2022.
Notes on verification
Directly sourced from peer-reviewed study and corroborated by multiple independent conservation organizations (Save the Rhino, International Rhino Foundation) citing the same figure. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=4 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Measuring black rhino recovery (seed:environment_and_wildlife)
- https://bioone.org/journals/african-journal-of-wildlife-research/volume-54/issue-1/056.054.0081/Conservation-Impacts-and-the-Future-of-the-Black-Rhinoceros-Diceros/10.3957/056.054.0081.short (corroboration)
- https://www.savetherhino.org/africa/measuring-black-rhino-conservation-success-and-exciting-recovery-potential-for-the-future/ (corroboration)
- https://rhinos.org/blog/impact-of-conservation-on-the-black-rhino/ (corroboration)
- https://rhinoresourcecenter.com/library/references/conservation-impacts-and-the-future-of-the-black-rhinoceros-diceros-bicornis/ (corroboration)