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The number of rhinos is slightly up but poaching has increased too

Rhinos, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Rhinos, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

A rhino and its calf, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

A rhino and its calf, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

National Museums of Kenya research scientist Bernard Agwanda, inspects the taxidermy of last male northern white rhino, known as 'Sudan' at National Museums of Kenya, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

National Museums of Kenya research scientist Bernard Agwanda, inspects the taxidermy of last male northern white rhino, known as 'Sudan' at National Museums of Kenya, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

FILE - A black rhino, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), eats grass at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

FILE - A black rhino, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), eats grass at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga, File)

Philip Muruthi, Africa Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Vice President, Species Conservation and Science, speaks during an interview with Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Philip Muruthi, Africa Wildlife Foundation (AWF) Vice President, Species Conservation and Science, speaks during an interview with Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

A rhino and its calf, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

A rhino and its calf, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Rhinos, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

Rhinos, on the Red List of Threatened Species according to IUCN (International Union Conservation Of Nature), are seen at Nairobi National Park, on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)