Black Rhino Distribution Table by Country

Subspecies

D.b.bicornis
(south-western)

D.b.longipes
(western)

D.b.michaeli
(eastern)

D.b.minor
(southern-central)

Total

Trend

Botswana

5

5

Intro

Cameroon

5?

5?

?

DR Congo

Ethiopia

4 D.b.bruceii?

4

?

Kenya

439

437

Up

Malawi

8

8

Up+Intro

Mozambique

0?

0

Extinct?

Namibia

1,238

1,238

Up

Rwanda

1

1

Down

South Africa

71

36

1177

1,284

Up

Swaziland

15

15

Up

Tanzania

42

24

66

Up

Zambia

5

5

Intro

Zimbabwe

536

536

Up

Totals

1,310

5?

520

1,770

3,610

Up

Table excludes speculative guesstimates
Numbers primarily compiled at (SADC RPRC and WWF funded) IUCN SSC AfRSG Meeting held in Kenya 6-11 June 2004
Numbers of D.b.minor in Tanzania, D.b.bicornis in Namibia, D.b.michaeli in Kenya, D.b.longipes in Cameroon and C.cottoni in DRC may be higher but this requires confirmation.
White rhino trend is up but total numbers down 2.5% compared to 2001 due to estimate for largest population of southern white rhino (Kruger NP) declining substantially due to using more conservative figure for 2003 than 2001, and possibly in part due to sampling error (95% conf. levels around the 2003 estimate = ±23.3%).
S.African total = 2003 figures used for State and Defence force areas and 2002 figures for Private, Municipal, Zoo & Biosphere reserves
The South African southern white rhino total using only 2002 figures was 10,306 (quoted in earlier country totals).
The numbers of southern white rhinos outside Kruger has increased by 809 (+13.5%) over the last 2 years and there is no evidence of an actual decline in Kruger.
Subspecies totals >500 rounded to nearest 10 rhino.
Exact Swaziland numbers of D.b.minor given to AfRSG but are being kept confidential until authority is obtain to release them. In the meantime the table shows an approximation to the true number.
Poaching continues in Garamba NP and the latest estimate as of September 2004 is only 15.