Updated 14 August 2002, 15.43

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The WWF (World Wildlife Fund) say this is a serious threat to their survival with only 2,900 Asian rhinos left in the whole world.

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	Rhino facts
		Skin is up to two cm thick
		Horn is made from hair
		Can run at nearly 30 mph
		If broken, horn grows back
		The species is 30 million years old

Poachers hunt them for their horns, which are used in many traditional Asian medicines.

The amount of poaching going on had dropped in many areas due to conservation schemes which created safe habitats in the 1960s and 1970s.

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However, following this rise in poaching, the WWF warn we risk losing these creatures forever.

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