10 endangered black rhinos sent to Mozambic from South Africa
Has been transferred from ten black rhinoceros South Africa For safe breeding to mozambic Seriously endangered animal It disappeared locally 50 years ago, the protectionists said on Thursday.Five male and five female rhinos were transferred to Mozambic Zinav national park Last week, in a 48 -hour road trip, Peace Parks Foundation said, which participated in the translation.“It was necessary to introduce these 10 to make the population viable,” Communications Coordinator Lesa Van Royin told AFP.South Africa’s Ministry of Environment, who was involved, said that the new arrival would secure the first founding population of black rhinoceros since the new arrival was locally extinct. ,Van Ruyen said that twelve black rhinos were first sent from South Africa to the Zinav in the Central Mozambique, but the population was still not viable for breeding.Twenty -five white rhinoceros, which have been classified as a low threat, were also translated into various tasks.global Black rhino population According to the International Rhino Foundation, between 1970 and 1993 dropped to 96 percent, reaching only 2,300 surviving lower levels in the wild.Decades of Conservation effort The species allowed gradually to be cured and the population is estimated to be 6,421 today.Once in the sub-city Africa, rhino numbers fell dramatically due to abundant, European colonists and massive poaching victims, especially with their horn in black markets in Asia with excessive demand.Van Ruyen said that during the 15 -year civil war, the population of large animals had decreased, which ended in 1992 and pushed many people for desperate measures to “survive in very difficult circumstances”.Years of efforts have established Zinave as the “Big Five” game animals – elephants, rhino, lions, leopards and the only national park of Mozambic for Buffalo.
