Zambia Receives Five Black Rhinos From Country

As part of a relocation agreement between South Africa, Namibia and Zambia, five black rhinos were flown to Zambia on Wednesday.
Black rhinos are highly endangered and four of the five animals were selected from South Africa’s flagship game reserve, the Kruger National Park.
“This translocation shows that we are definitely committed to regional conservation and are [...]

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Gesek

Koen Setyawan 2008

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Life after near-death

Durban – “I feel like I’ve been swimming underwater for a long time and I’m finally coming up to the surface,” says Kirsten Bond.
Bond can remember nothing about September 20 2004, the day her life changed forever. “I can’t even remember waking up that morning,” she says. “All I remember is waking up in hospital roughly [...]

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Rhino among factors for ‘no’ to coal-fired plant

Kota Kinabalu: The continued survival of the endangered Sumatran rhino is one of the main reasons the State Government shot down the proposed coal-fired power plant in Silam, Lahad Datu.
State Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun, who disclosed this, said it was not an easy decision considering that Sabah is currently [...]

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Tidur

Koen Setyawan 2008

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Horns of plenty

HUNTING for rhinoceros in the 16th century was quite a business. There were no sporting rifles or telescopic sights. Instead the animals, short-sighted and short-fused, were trapped in holes in the forests of Java, Sumatra and India and killed with sticks.
Still, it was worth the effort. Rhinos were thought to be related to the unicorn, [...]

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Peka

Koen Setyawan 2008

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44 white rhino poached in four years

Only two elephants have been poached from the Kruger National Park during the past four years, but as many as 44 white rhinos have been taken, according to figures supplied in Parliament today by Environmental Affairs and Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk.

Giving a written reply to a question from Gareth Morgan, the Democratic Alliance spokesman, [...]

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Kubang

Koen Setyawan 2008

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Baby white rhino makes his debut

A white rhino thought by keepers to be on the small side and sickly when born in March has fought his way back to full health.
The 55th white rhino born at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire since 1970 now weighs in at about 100kg (220lbs).
His mother Clara has fed the six-week-old since he was born and [...]

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