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After almost extinction: the number of rhinos in Nepal is increasing! | WWF Germany


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHQSk11AC1U

Every five years #Nepal faces the huge challenge of counting its # rhinos.
The census helps to evaluate protective measures and forms the basis for the strategy for the conservation of rhinos in Nepal.

This way for more background information:
https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/projektregionen/himalaja-region/erfolg-wieder-mehr-nashoerner-in-nepal

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🦏 Rhinos are survivors of prehistoric times! Just like elephants and hippos, they are representatives of a group of animals that was once species-rich and diverse: the megaherbivores. So the big herbivores. 🌱 Their evolutionary history began around 50 million years ago. ⌛️ You can find out why animals are so important to the ecosystem here:
https://www.wwf.de/themen-projekte/bedrohte-tier-und-pflanzenarten/nashoerner

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The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) is one of the largest and most experienced nature conservation organizations in the world and is active in more than 100 countries. Around five million sponsors worldwide support him. The WWF's global network has 90 offices in more than 40 countries. Around the globe, employees are currently carrying out 1300 projects to preserve biological diversity. The most important instruments of WWF nature conservation work are the designation of protected areas and the sustainable, i.e. environmentally friendly use of our natural assets. In addition, the WWF is committed to reducing pollution and wasteful consumption at the expense of nature. Worldwide, WWF Germany is committed to nature conservation in 21 international project regions. The focus is on the preservation of the last large forest areas on earth - both in the tropics and in temperate regions - the fight against climate change, the commitment to living seas and the preservation of rivers and wetlands worldwide. WWF Germany also carries out numerous projects and programs in Germany. The aim of the WWF is clear: if we succeed in permanently preserving the greatest possible diversity of habitats, then we can also save a large part of the world's animal and plant species - and at the same time preserve the network of life that also supports us humans.
Imprint: https://www.wwf.de/impressum/

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