The article chronicles the remarkable comeback of the black rhino, a critically endangered species whose population was reduced to just 2,354 in the 1990s due to hunting and land clearance. Conservation efforts involving bans on black rhino trade, habitat protection, and relocation programs have resulted in a remarkable recovery, with an estimated 6,421 black rhinos recorded across the continent in …
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NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has embarked on its biggest rhino relocation project and began the difficult work Tuesday of tracking, darting and moving 21 of the critically endangered beasts, which can each weigh over a ton, to a new home. The black rhinos are a mix of males and females and are being moved from three conservation parks to the …
