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African rhinos on path to recovery, WWF says

by Pat Coate | February 05, 2008
"We have seen an increase in rhino populations of at least five percent per year over the last decade, which is encouraging."
- George Kampamba, coordinator for World Wildlife Fund International's African Rhino Program

Africa - After nearly disappearing from the planet, African white and black rhinos have made a healthy recovery, according to a wildlife advocacy group.

Rhinos have recently been reintroduced to some countries where they had disappeared, such as Zambia and Uganda.

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