STATE OF THE RHINOS ADDRESS:

I've been seeing a lot of misinformed posts going around lamenting that white rhinos are now extinct. It's a bit more complex than that. The subspecies that is near extinction with only two females and no males left is the Northern White rhinoceros, but the Southern White rhinoceros in general is considered "near threatened," but is not endangered, though poaching raises some real concerns for their future.

Meanwhile, the other species, the Black Rhinoceros, actually is critically endangered, with one subspecies recently going extinct in 2011. :( There are maybe 2,500 left in the world.

If you’re in the DC area like me want to see white rhinos in person, they no longer live at the National Zoo, but its not because of extinction. You can find white rhinos at the Virginia, Maryland, or Philadelphia zoos!