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They were removed from Addo .Saw some people posting on FaceBook that they had never seem Black rhino in Addo in years of visits so not sure of the numbers in the park one assumes there are a few if they relocated 6 .Lets hope they are well protected there in Chad doubt it would be any more dangerous than here O**


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:ty: Roger.

I know that PJL has seen black rhino in ADDO, but as it is a rare sighting there cannot be that many. I will try to find out \O


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With more than 50 individuals, Addo currently boasts South Africa’s largest breeding population of the southwestern arid subspecies of black rhino.
https://www.lpzoo.org/conservation-scie ... ional-park

Lately 3 rhinos have been moved to the Karoo and now 6 to Chad, but there are still quite a reasonable number left \O


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]Wild black rhinos to return to Chad after 50-year absence

Posted: May 4, 2018

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Through rare institutional cross-collaboration, an initial consignment of up to six black rhinos are being translocated by air over 3,000 miles from South Africa to Zakouma National Park, a secure park in Chad managed by African Parks in partnership with the government since 2010. The announcement of this unprecedented international conservation initiative happened on Thursday, 3rd May, and is thanks to the collaboration of South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), the Chadian Government, conservation non-profit African Parks and South African National Parks (SANParks).

The project is being undertaken to aid the long-term survival of the species on the continent and to contribute to restoring biodiversity as a national asset for Chad. While the country’s last black rhino was recorded in 1972, over the past seven years African Parks has implemented extensive measures to practically eliminate poaching in Zakouma, making it possible to reintroduce this critically endangered species after almost half a century of its absence, establishing Chad as a new range state for the species.

The governments of South Africa and Chad signed a memorandum of understanding in October 2017 to enable the translocation of up to six black rhinos to Zakouma National Park in southern Chad with the aim of returning the species to the nation almost fifty years after its local extinction. Following two years of substantial planning to ensure the animals’ safety and well-being, on Thursday six wild black rhinos were moved from a holding facility in South Africa’s Eastern Cape to begin a 3,000-mile translocation by air to Zakouma. Following their arrival in the park, the rhinos will be released into specially built bomas (or enclosures) for a short period of time to enable close monitoring and acclimatisation before being released into a wider, intensively protected sanctuary.

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One of the black rhinos in the holding boma @ GovernmentZA/Twitter

The cross-continent translocation culminates in the return of rhinos to a country that is exercising a bold vision in securing its wildlife and natural landscapes, building a future in which biodiversity has a firm place in contributing to socio-economic growth for its people.

“We are resolved to create a secure and prosperous future for wildlife and people, so that generations of Chadians can experience the benefits of healthy and intact natural landscapes. It is a mark of the strength of our partnership with African Parks and the transformation of Zakouma in to a secure sanctuary that we are now able to bring rhinos back to Chad where they will receive enduring protection,” said Chad’s Ambassador to South Africa Sagour Youssouf Mahamat Itno. “Their reintroduction signifies an important advancement in the restoration of the park, furthering its potential as a conservation area to contribute through tourism to local economies and social development”.

Last year the Chadian Government signed an agreement with African Parks to expand their management mandate for Zakouma to include critical peripheral reserves and adjoining wildlife corridors, which was followed soon after by an agreement with African Parks for the management of the 40,000 km² Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve, a World Heritage Site in the north-east of the country. The conservation of these important areas is possible because of the significant support of the European Union.

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The rhinos ready for their 3,000-mile translocation by air to Zakouma @ GovernmentZA/Twitter

“All too often, headlines on rhinos are about their demise as they teeter on the brink of extinction. However, today we are participating in an historic event and peering into a brighter future for this species which has persisted on this planet for millions of years,” said Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks.

He continues, saying: “Regional cooperation is critical if we are to give these iconic animals a future on this continent. Our collaboration with the Chadian and South African governments and SANParks gives us a unique opportunity to encourage population growth, expand rhino range, and contribute to restoring biodiversity in Chad. The extraordinary gains made in protecting and revitalising Zakouma result from our partnership with the Government of Chad and their commitment to conservation, enabling this profoundly important reintroduction to take place and providing a truly hopeful story for rhinos across Africa”.

“All too often, headlines on rhinos are about their demise as they teeter on the brink of extinction. However, today we are participating in an historic event and peering into a brighter future for this species which has persisted on this planet for millions of years,” said Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks.

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Plans in motion to relocate SA rhinos to Oz
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A bold project to move South African rhino across the Indian Ocean to Australia for their safety is in full swing with the completion of their housing facility.

Allan Davies, the chairperson of the Australian Rhino Project, said the facility would be used to house the rhino while they were in quarantine. He said it was built on a 500ha piece of open plain land in South Australia.

The site was planted with vegetation suitable for the rhino. According to the project, a “significant effort has been put into creating an environment that emulates the wild in Africa”.

The initiative was started by South Africa-born Ray Dearlove. Having moved to Australia more than three decades ago, Dearlove founded the project out of concern for the animals’ survival. Last year 1028 rhino were poached for their horns in South Africa.

The project’s aim is to “establish a breeding herd of rhino in Australia as an insurance population for the species”.

Called Wild Africa, it will be the home of 80 rhino that will be taken to Australia over four years.

Davies said the latest milestone included key services being installed at the facility.

These included two giant rainwater storage tanks.

“The next priorities are to finalise the internal and external layouts and begin construction of the internal pens and external yards. Work on external fencing, vegetation and waterhole construction are all well progressed,” he said.

This was according to the Australian government’s requirements that rhino must be housed in an accredited facility with the appropriate veterinary expertise and rhino-handling experience.

The project depends on donations, and at a dinner held recently, more than R2million was raised for the facility. Owing to the country’s strict border controls, the rhino will be held for no less than a year in New Zealand before reaching Wild Africa because of quarantine requirements.

“Our plan is that, once conditions permit, the rhino and/or their progeny will be reintroduced back to their natural habitat in South Africa.

“We believe passionately that rhino must be available to the world in the wild, not only in captivity,” said Davies.

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https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/national ... id=U150DHP


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That's definitely a "wild" and very expensive project :shock: and quite a heavy transfer plan moving them at least twice.


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7 endangered rhinos dead in Kenya relocation bid: Official

2018-07-13 13:59 AP

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A Kenyan wildlife official says seven critically endangered black rhinos are dead following an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park hundreds of kilometers away.

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to release the information, cited "negligence" in the deaths.

Prominent Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu of WildlifeDirect calls the loss of the rhinos "a complete disaster".

In moving the rhinos to Tsavo East National Park last month, the Kenya Wildlife Service said it hoped to boost the population there.

The organisation, which has conducted numerous successful moves in the past, has not said how the rhinos died.

Conservationists in Africa have been working hard to protect the black rhino from poachers targeting the animal for its horn.


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:evil: :-(


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I wonder what has really happened in order to kill all seven of them 0-


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:-( the story I heard on the Radio was the water source was full of salt and killed them -O-


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