Western Black Rhinoceros The Western Black Rhinoceros, also known as the West African Black Rhinoceros was a native to savanna of central-west Africa. This rhinoceros species was severely affected by heavy poaching in the beginning of the 20th century. By 1980s there were only few 100 Western Black rhinoceros left, and the number further declined to an estimated figure of 10 by 2000. Illegal poaching and failure on the part of the administration, either to curb poaching or punish poachers finally resulted in the extinction of Western Black rhino in 2006.
