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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsArmed rangers guard last northern white rhino male
The worlds population of northern white rhinos is down to five and the Ol Pejeta Conservancy is home to three of them, including the last remaining malewhich is being guarded by armed rangers around the clock.
Along with the critically endangered northern white rhinos, the conservancy in Kenya is also home to 23 white rhinos and 105 black rhinos, making it the largest black rhino sanctuaries in East Africa.
In an effort to protect the rhinos from poaching, and to possibly save the northern white rhinos from extinction, the conservancy enlists 40 armed rangers to patrol the 90,000-acre conservancy.
The most important rhino is Sudan, the 40-year-old male northern white rhino that is under constant surveillance, as are two females. Sudan isnt always surrounded closely by armed guards, as we try and let our rhinos be wild as much as possible without human interaction, Eldoie Sampere of the conservancy told GrindTV in an email.
To increase security, Sudan was fitted with a radio transmitter, and its horn was removed.
Read more at http://www.grindtv.com/wildlife/armed-rangers-guard-last-northern-white-rhino-male/#3Dgiv6ho73s03m7M.99
A big thank-you to those guards!
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Armed rangers guard last northern white rhino male (Original Post)
joeybee12
Apr 2015
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shenmue
(38,502 posts)1. Yes
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)2. African countries are protecting their wildlife
moondust
(19,917 posts)3. Similar project for lions.