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PLOS ONE 2012
The Sixth Rhino: A Taxonomic Re-Assessment of the Critically Endangered Northern White RhinocerosDOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009703 Abstract: The two forms of white rhinoceros; northern and southern, have had contrasting conservation histories. The Northern form, once fairly numerous is now critically endangered, while the southern form has recovered from a few individuals to a population of a few thousand. Since their last taxonomic assessment over three decades ago, new material and analytical techniques have become available, necessitating a review of available information and re-assessment of the taxonomy.
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