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Budapest Zoo celebrates successful artificial insemination of endangered white rhino
Posted by httsan in Rhino News on July 25, 2008

Rhino Lulu, photo: zoobudapest.com
“There were many trials of artificial insemination, but Budapest zoo’s female rhino, called Lulu, is the first that got the baby and the whole insemination took place at the beginning of April.”
44 white rhino poached in four years
Posted by httsan in Rhino News on May 9, 2008
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, Van Schalkwyk told him that two crocodiles and one hippo were poached in that time.
The worst hit species was the impala, which lost 109 individuals in the four years.
Thirty-one other antelopes were also taken.
Three lion were poached in 2006, and another was stolen earlier in 2004.
The only other national park where poaching was a problem (apart from the marine parks where abalone were constantly under pressure) was Addo Park, which lost kudu, bush buck, bush pig, warthog, common duiker, porcupine and also abalone, though no figures were given.
Source: The Times, 9 May 2008
Baby white rhino makes his debut
Posted by httsan in Rhino News on May 2, 2008
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 he has rapidly put on weight.
They made a first official appearance together this week but the baby calf has still to be named, the zoo said.
Source:
BBC News 30 April 2008
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