Simon Goodman

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Timothy Brown |Andrew Cunningham |Simon Goodman

The two species of African rhinoceros are conservation icons. Large, charismatic, and vitally important for their ecosystems, to lose either species would be a devastating blow. But what of their parasites? If the black and white rhinoceros went extinct, so too would four species of host-specific tick that call the rhinos their home – should we not also be worried about their extinction?