At the current poaching rate in South Africa rhino females will not replace themselves this year (2012) and total extinction of Africa’s remaining rhino becomes probable in less than ten years. My husband is a numbers guy. I asked him to play with some of the figures surrounding the plight of Africa’s rhino and how illegal trafficking is driving this species to extinction. Our conclusions are purely speculative. In no way do they claim to be scientific, only a means to project the impact of current rhino poaching trends over time. Our information is based on data gleaned from several…
