Poaching Crisis Prompts Immediate Protection of Southern White Rhino under ESA

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Poaching Crisis Prompts Immediate Protection of Southern White Rhino under ESA
In response to an ongoing poaching crisis that is decimating wild rhinoceros populations worldwide, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will take immediate action to protect the southern white rhinoceros under the Endangered Species Act. By extending ESA protection to the white rhino
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