It has taken a deep seated commitment to realise this benchmark. The country has recorded two years without a single rhino being poached, with the help of a strong political will directed towards conservation as well as community-led conservation programmes, which have helped the country get there.

While rhino conservation efforts are paying off in Asia, rhinos in Africa are bearing the brunt of the illegal trade of horns.

For the past six years, the number of poaching deaths has been on the rise in Africa. Every year sees a new record number of rhinos being killed. In Southern Africa alone, there have been 1,338 rhino deaths at the hands of poachers in 2015!