Rhinos can’t sweat, making them vulnerable to overheating: Global warming could wipe them out in southern Africa
- February 16, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Rhinos can’t sweat, making them vulnerable to overheating: Global warming could wipe them out in southern Africa
Subject: Environment
Section: Species in news
Context:
- The first study on the impact of climate change on rhinos in southern Africa predicts that, under the worst-case scenario of climate change, the region’s national parks could lose all their rhinos by 2085.
Details:
- Home to 22,137 of the world’s 23,432 white and black African rhinos, southern Africa is facing significant threats due to climate change.
Why are rhinos in danger of being wiped out? |
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Why rhino will not survive the worst scenario? |
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Could it really be over for Rhinos by 2085? |
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What are the Conservation Efforts by India? |
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Source: DTE