SINGLE LARGEST RHINO TRANS- LOCATION FROM THE 'OLPEJETA'
Coastweek
Ol Pejeta Conservancy hold a breeding
population of 79 black rhino; the largest breeding
population of black rhino in East Africa.
total 34 black rhino will be
translocated this month
Coastweek - - Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya Wildlife Services and Lewa Wild life Conservancy have initiated the single biggest rhino translocation undertaken in East Africa.
In total 34 black rhino will be translocated this month - four from Ol Jogi to Ol Pejeta, four from Solio to Ol Jogi and 26 from Solio to Ol Pejeta.
Solio Rhino Sanctuary is one of the most successful rhino sanctuaries in Kenya; with a population of over 80 black rhinos it carries the largest single black rhino population in East Africa.
Initially stocked with 23 black rhinos in the early 1970s, Solio has so far bred more than 100 rhinos, many of which have been translocated to other sanctuaries within the country.
Currently Solio has a surplus of over 30 black rhino; these will be translocated to Ol Pejeta and Ol Jogi where recent expansion programmes have created the opportunity to further expand their existing populations.
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