WORLD RHINO DAY

About:

• World Rhino Day was first announced by World Wildlife Fund (WWF)-South Africa in 2010. Since then, September 22^nd has been celebrated annually by governments, animal rights organizations and animal enthusiasts as World Rhino Day.
  
  
• It celebrates all five species of rhino (Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos) and generates awareness of issues regarding their well-being.
  
  
• In recent years, rhinos have been threatened by poaching, urbanization and pollution, which have made several rhino species endangered and critically endangered.