First population of all-orphaned rhinos arrive at Babanango Game Reserve
Four orphaned black rhinos were released into Babanango Game Reserve in KwaZulu Natal (KZN), making history by being ‘a world’s first attempt to establish a new population from all orphaned animals,’ reports TimesLive.
The rhinos were orphaned between the ages of two months and two years old, and have lived under the care of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife for several years.
Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP) is ‘a partnership between Ezemvelo and World Wildlife Fund.’ They began in 2003 ‘to address a concern that our black rhino growth rate was declining,’ working to increase the growth rate of black rhinos. BRREP, Wildlife Act, and Conservation Outcomes worked together to relocate the rhinos into Babanango Game Reserve and needed to airlift some of the animals due to the difficult terrain.
Source: Getaway