Authors:
ZHOU Jinfeng, WANG Haibin, WONG Linda, AN Qinqin, XU Yanjun, ZHANG Ming, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation
Abstract:
African rhinos, including White rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) and Black rhinos (Diceros bicornis) was listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II. In order to sort out the rhino population in China, China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) publishes the preliminary report of the study results.
Keywords: African rhinos, White rhinos, Black rhinos, CITES, captivity, CoP19
ZHOU Jinfeng, WANG Haibin, WONG Linda, AN Qinqin, ZHANG Ming, XU Yanjun. A Preliminary Report on African Rhino Status in China. Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development,March 2022, ISSN2749-9065
In response to the request from IUCN SSC African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG) for the information of African rhinos in captivity in China, The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) surveyed the current status and distribution of African Rhinoceros in China through literature reviews, data analysis, field visits and observation, surveys, interviews and data mining.
According to our inventory, there are 322 African rhinos in 46 facilities by February 2022, distributed in large and medium-sized zoos in 25 out of 31 provinces (municipalities, regions).
There are 308 white rhinos in captivity, distributed in 46 institutions. And another 14 Black rhinos are exclusively held in 1 of the 46 facilities.
This is the preliminary report of the study results. We believe the numbers of captive facilities and African rhinos should be higher as the study continues.
Species holding report for:African rhinos | ||||
Institution | Province | Total | Female | Male |
322 | ||||
Species:Ceratotherium simum / White rhinoceros | ||||
Beijing Zoo | Beijing | 5 | ||
Beijing Daxing Wildlife Park | Beijing | 5 | ||
Shanghai Wild Animal Park | Shanghai | 5 | ||
Shanghai Zoo | Shanghai | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Tianjin Zoo | Tianjin | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Chongqing Zoo | Chongqing | 3 | ||
Chongqing Yongchuan Safari Park | Chongqing | 2 | ||
Shijiazhuang Zoo | Hebei | 2 | ||
Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park | Hebei | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Tangshan Zoo | Hebei | 2 | ||
Cangzhou Zoo | Hebei | 4 | ||
Taiyuan Zoo | Shanxi | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Hohhot Daqingshan Wildlife Park | Inner Mongoria | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Erdos Safari Park | Inner Mongoria | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden | Liaoning | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Dalian Forest Zoo | Liaoning | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Changchun Zoological and Botanical Park | Jilin | 1 | 1 | |
Harbin Northern Forest Zoo | Heilongjiang | 3 | ||
Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo | Jiangsu | 3 | ||
Wuxi Zoo | Jiangsu | 2 | ||
Hangzhou Safari Park | Zhejiang | 6 | ||
Wenzhou Zoo | Zhejiang | 2 | ||
Ningbo Youngor Zoo | Zhejiang | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Fuzhou Zoo | Fujian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nanchang Zoo | Jiangxi | 2 | ||
Jinan Zoo | Shandong | 2 | ||
Jinan Wildlife World | Shandong | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Xixiakou Shendiaoshan Wildlife Park | Shandong | 2 | ||
Dongying the Yellow River Delta Zoo | Shandong | 2 | ||
Zhengzhou Zoo | Henan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Luoyang Wangcheng Park | Henan | 2 | ||
Wuhan Zoo | Hubei | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Changsha Ecological Zoo | Hunan | 4 | ||
Changlong Safari Park | Guangdong | 30 | ||
Guangzhou Zoo | Guangdong | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Shenzhen Safari Park | Guangdong | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Dongguan Xiangshi Zoo | Guangdong | 2 | ||
Nanning Zoo | Guangxi | 4 | ||
Chengdu Zoo | Sichuan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Guizhou Wildlife Park | Guizhou | 2 | ||
Yunnan Safari Park | Yunnan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Shilin Longhui Wildlife Research Center | Yunnan | 150 | ||
Kunming Zoo | Yunnan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Pu'er National Park Xiniuping Scenic Area | Yunnan | 7 | ||
Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Park | Shaanxi | 5 | ||
Xinjiang Tianshan Wildlife Park | Xinjiang | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Species:Diceros bicornis / Black rhinoceros | ||||
Changlong Safari Park | Guangdong | 14 |