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NEWS Conservat lead to rise in num The International Union for Conservation o have risen from about 2,000 in the 1 Reprinted From: htt Eyewitne A conservation project started nearly two decades ago to create new black rhino populations is paying off. The WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) was started in 2003 by far-sighted conservationists who saw the need to create new black rhino populations on large areas of good habitat. It is now one of th International Union of Nature (IUCN) co that black rhino nu from about 2,500 i present 5,600. The project is run i Ezemvelo KZN Wild Parks and Tourism A private and commu creates new popula Figure 1: Two black rhino. Picture: Sharon Haussmann 09