US EditionUganda Welcomes Rhinos Back After Four Decades
Two southern white rhinos have been reintroduced to Kidepo Valley National Park after 40 years, marking the first step to restore a species lost to poaching in 1983.
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Uganda Welcomes Rhinos Back After Four Decades
Can you believe it’s been over 40 years since Uganda’s rhinos roamed Kidepo Valley National Park? After poachers wiped them out for their horns and meat, the giant mammals vanished completely from the wild here. But now, the rumble of hooves is back.On Tuesday, two southern white rhinos stepped out of transport crates, the first of eight set to reintroduce the species to Kidepo. “This moment marks the beginning of a new rhino story for Kidepo Va…
In Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park there are again two rhinos – and this is supposed to be the start. The Nature Conservation Authority cheers. Poaching in the country is still a big problem.
In Uganda's Kidepo Valley National Park, poachers killed the last rhino in 1983. More than 40 years after the species became extinct in Uganda, the first two representatives have now been reintroduced there, and together with six others, they will ensure the restoration of the population.
During the 20th century, rhinos were hunted to the death by poachers.
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