How Many Black Rhinos Are Left? Relocation Attempt Leaves Members of Critically Endangered Species Dead

How Many Black Rhinos Are Left? Relocation Attempt Leaves Members of Critically Endangered Species Dead

6 years ago
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http://www.newsweek.com/seven-black-rhinos-dead-relocation-attempt-endangered-species-1022359

Eight black rhinos died in a relocation attempt in Kenya intended to protect the species from human interference, officials announced Friday, as reported by the Associated Press. It is a significant hit to the critically endangered species.

Kenyan wildlife officials moved the 14 black rhinos from Nairobi, the country’s capital, to Tsavo East National Park, over 250 miles away, in June, in an attempt to protect them from poachers and regrow their population. But only half of the rhinos survived in what an anonymous Kenyan wildlife official called an act of “negligence.”