The Western Black Rhinoceros
Found microplastic and marine debris, clay, nylon stocking,
glue, acrylic paint
A victim of rampant poaching, despite protections, scientists searched for any signs of the rhino's existence in 2006 and came up empty.
![The Western Black Rhinoseros was officially declared extinct in 2011.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1499050668784-VHD1JTVHSRUM2UYKMNRU/Black+rhino+and+show.jpg)
The Western Black Rhinoseros was officially declared extinct in 2011.
![The other 3 remaining subspecies of black rhinos are also critically endangered.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1503040576716-W2B4NKXFF81C4WLMNAJ0/IMG_5230.jpg)
The other 3 remaining subspecies of black rhinos are also critically endangered.
![IMG_5220.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/595836f32e69cf918e981005/1499050854635-RMB7LE9VC9NBCO62K1Q3/IMG_5220.jpg)