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It wasn't until I finished this drawing that I realised this Rhino looked pretty sad - then I guess with what tragedy and horror we as humans bestow on Rhinos it's not surprising that he looks so sad!

"All five rhino species are threatened with extinction. Populations of two species – greater one-horned and white – were reduced to fewer than 100 animals in the early 20th Century, but because of concerted efforts by governments and dedicated conservationists, have rebounded into the thousands or tens of thousands since that time. Africa’s black rhino numbered around 65,000 in 1973, and were reduced to only a few thousand animals by the early 1990s, but strategic interventions have helped to double its population since then. We have no reliable historical population estimates for the Sumatran and Javan rhinos, but each is now believed to number one hundred individuals or less, and both are threatened with imminent extinction. Despite the current poaching crisis, overall rhino numbers continue to slowly increase. However, the status of each species, as seen below, is significantly different."

Drawn on Bristol Board paper with Faber Castell Pencils, size is about 40cm x 30cm and it took around 25 hours (give or take 5 hours!).

Description
It wasn't until I finished this drawing that I realised this Rhino looked pretty sad - then I guess with what tragedy and horror we as humans bestow on Rhinos it's not surprising that he looks so sad!

"All five rhino species are threatened with extinction. Populations of two species – greater one-horned and white – were reduced to fewer than 100 animals in the early 20th Century, but because of concerted efforts by governments and dedicated conservationists, have rebounded into the thousands or tens of thousands since that time. Africa’s black rhino numbered around 65,000 in 1973, and were reduced to only a few thousand animals by the early 1990s, but strategic interventions have helped to double its population since then. We have no reliable historical population estimates for the Sumatran and Javan rhinos, but each is now believed to number one hundred individuals or less, and both are threatened with imminent extinction. Despite the current poaching crisis, overall rhino numbers continue to slowly increase. However, the status of each species, as seen below, is significantly different."

Drawn on Bristol Board paper with Faber Castell Pencils, size is about 40cm x 30cm and it took around 25 hours (give or take 5 hours!).