Authors:
ZHOU Jinfeng, WANG Haibin, WONG Linda, AN Qinqin, ZHANG Ming,
XU Yanjun, 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北京动物园 | Beijing | 5 | ||
| Beijing Daxing Wildlife Park北京大兴野生动物园 | Beijing |
5 | ||
| Shanghai Wild Animal Park上海野生动物园 | Shanghai | 5 | ||
| Shanghai Zoo上海动物园 | Shanghai | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tianjin Zoo天津动物园 | Tianjin | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Chongqing Zoo重庆动物园 | Chongqing | 3 | ||
| Chongqing Yongchuan Safari Park重庆永川野生动物园 | Chongqing | 2 | ||
| Shijiazhuang Zoo石家庄市动物园 | Hebei | 2 | ||
| Qinhuangdao Wildlife Park秦皇岛野生动物园 | Hebei | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Tangshan Zoo唐山动物园 | Hebei | 2 | ||
| Cangzhou Zoo沧州动物园 | Hebei | 4 | ||
| Taiyuan Zoo太原动物园 | Shanxi | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Hohhot Daqingshan Wildlife Park呼和浩特大青山野生动物园 | Inner Mongoria |
2 | 1 |
1 |
| Erdos Safari Park鄂尔多斯野生动物园 | Inner Mongoria | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Shenyang Forest Zoological Garden沈阳森林动物园 | Liaoning |
3 |
2 | 1 |
| Dalian Forest Zoo大连森林动物园 | Liaoning | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Changchun Zoological and Botanical Park长春动植物园 |
Jilin | 1 | 1 | |
| Harbin Northern Forest Zoo哈尔滨北方森林动物园 |
Heilongjiang |
3 | ||
| Nanjing Hongshan Forest Zoo南京红山森林动物园 | Jiangsu | 3 | ||
| Wuxi Zoo无锡动物园 | Jiangsu | 2 | ||
| Hangzhou Safari Park杭州野生动物世界 | Zhejiang | 6 | ||
| Wenzhou Zoo温州动物园 | Zhejiang | 2 | ||
| Ningbo Youngor Zoo宁波雅戈尔动物园 | Zhejiang | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Fuzhou Zoo福州动物园 | Fujian | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Nanchang Zoo南昌动物园 | Jiangxi | 2 | ||
| Jinan Zoo济南动物园 | Shandong | 2 | ||
| Jinan Wildlife World济南野生动物世界 | Shandong | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Xixiakou Shendiaoshan Wildlife Park西霞口神雕山野生动物园 |
Shandong |
2 | ||
| Dongying the Yellow River Delta Zoo东营黄河三角洲动物园 |
Shandong | 2 | ||
| Zhengzhou Zoo郑州市动物园 | Henan | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Luoyang Wangcheng Park洛阳王城公园 | Henan | 2 | ||
| Wuhan Zoo武汉动物园 | Hubei | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Changsha Ecological Zoo长沙生态动物园 | Hunan | 4 | ||
| Changlong Safari Park广州长隆野生动物世界 | Guangdong | 30 | ||
| Guangzhou Zoo广州动物园 | Guangdong | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Shenzhen Safari Park深圳野生动物园 | Guangdong | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dongguan Xiangshi Zoo东莞香市动物园 | Guangdong | 2 | ||
| Nanning Zoo南宁动物园 | Guangxi | 4 | ||
| Chengdu Zoo成都动物园 | Sichuan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Guizhou Wildlife Park贵州森林野生动物园 | Guizhou | 2 | ||
| Yunnan Safari Park云南野生动物园 | Yunnan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Shilin Longhui Wildlife Research Center石林龙晖野生动物科研中心 | Yunnan | 150 | ||
| Kunming Zoo昆明动物园 | Yunnan | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pu'er National Park Xiniuping Scenic Area普洱太阳河国家森林公园犀牛坪 |
Yunnan |
7 | ||
| Xi'an Qinling Wildlife Park西安秦岭野生动物园 | Shaanxi | 5 | ||
| Xinjiang Tianshan Wildlife Park新疆天山野生动物园 |
Xinjiang |
2 |
1 | 1 |
| Species：Diceros bicornis / Black rhinoceros | ||||
| Changlong Safari Park广州长隆野生动物世界 | Guangdong | 14 |
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