For example, the Virginia Zoo welcomed its first birth of a white rhino in July 2021. White rhino breeding has been a success story in zoos across America. (Unfortunately, the northern white rhino population is now functionallyĮxtinct, as most the rebound has been in South Africa.) For example, while their population may have dipped as low as 50 to 100 in the wild, today it’s estimated there are around 20,000 white rhinos. White rhinos has rebounded steadily over the past 30 years. White rhino populations have rebounded from 100 to more than 20,000
