World Rhino Day, 22 September 2025
This World Rhino Day, learn more about this critically endangered species and what you can do to help them.
On this day we celebrate Rhinos!
To coincide with World Rhino Day, we'd like to invite you to get to know more about the amazing species of rhino found across Africa and Asia.
The life of Lankeu
Meet Lankeu. Lankeu is a critically endangered black rhino from Nairobi National Park, in Kenya.
Despite his great fondness for a nap, Lankeu – like all black rhino males – is fiercely territorial. At 26 years old, he is middle-aged and still in his prime. He guards his territory and the female rhinos that live there by spraying urine, scattering dung and frequently patrolling his borders.
His efforts have paid off. Lankeu has sired at least 10 calves – each a precious contribution to the future survival of this iconic species.
Our rhino adopters will know Lankeu well. Their support helps WWF-Kenya staff and partners ensure that Lankeu and other black rhinos across Kenya are protected from their gravest threat: poaching.
Earlier this year, with support from WWF-UK, an additional 45 rhino monitors underwent training on rhino monitoring protocols and reporting procedures. This includes learning about rhino biology and behaviour, patrol and tracking techniques, surveillance, map work, rhino identification, ageing and sexing, body condition assessment, and data collection.
Equipped with new knowledge, these monitors can conduct the vital work that helps to reduce poaching levels and so contribute to the overall black rhino population growth. In Kenya, black rhino numbers have increased from fewer than 400 in the 1980s to over 1000 today.
Learn about Rhinos
Find out more about African and Asian Rhinos, their habitats, and the threats they face.
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