Rhino
The price per pound for rhino horn is valued at $29 500 + (worth more than gold or cocaine).
The total world rhino population has drastically declined: from 200 000 individuals at the start of the twentieth century to roughly 29 000 today.
Over 70% of the world’s rhinos currently live in South Africa.
Elephant
$8-10 billion annual generation of illegal horn and ivory trade worldwide.
In 1979 there were over 1.3 million African elephants roaming in the wild. In 2013, the figures dropped down to 400-470 000 animals.
8% of the African elephant’s population is being poached each year
Lion
Lion bones are a substitute for scarce tiger bones used in traditional Chinese medicine.
In the last 100 years, its population declined from 200 000 + to 32 000 max.
Information and statistics from: http://www.superscholar.org/africa/