Organizations are trying to stop rhino and elephant poaching in Africa. Poaching has dramatically reduced rhino and elephant populations - at least 2 rhinos and nearly 100 elephants are killed daily by poachers. There are now only around 5,000 black rhinos and 20,000 white rhinos left in the world. Elephant numbers in Africa have declined from 1.3 million to an estimated 470,000-600,000. Rhinos and elephants now live in small, fragmented areas of Africa compared to their historic ranges due to poaching for their horns and tusks, which are illegally trafficked for their perceived medicinal value.