Elizabeth Kolbert Quotes

Living in four parks in the state of Assam. A hundred years ago, in Africa, the population of black rhinos approached a million; it has since been reduced to around five thousand animals.

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• Living in four parks in the state of Assam. A hundred years ago, in Africa, the population of black rhinos approached a million; it has since been reduced to around five thousand animals.

  

  Elizabeth Kolbert
  • Animals
  • Population
  • Parks