Rhinos to be repatriated to Tanzania from SA

The East African: - 32 rhinos to be repatriated to Tanzania from SA: "A total of 32 rhinoceros will return to Tanzania from South Africa, in a project aimed at protecting the endangered animals. The project, expected to cost $7 million, will see 20 males and 12 females translocated in batches of six within a span of two years. Brian Harris, the managing director Singita Grumeti Fund — which is one of the organisations behind the project — said they will also enhance security and improve the animals’ viability and ecosystem in the Serengeti, Ngorongoro and Maasai Mara National Parks.

Mr Harris said Tanzania has only 70 rhinoceros left in its national parks with fewer than 700 remaining in the wild, while the total herd in Africa stands at just 4,200 from 60,000 rhinoceros in 1970."