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Seven critically endangered black rhinos died in Kenya as a result of an attempt to move them from the capital to a national park located hundreds of kilometers away, a senior official said Friday. the wild life. The death of rhinos is "a complete disaster," said Paula Kahumbu, a prominent Kenyan conservationist, WildlifeDirect
. To protect black rhinos against poachers who target their horns to supply an illegal Asian market.
By moving rhinos to Tsavo East National Park from Nairobi last month, the Kenya Wildlife Service said it hoped to stimulate the population. The government agency, which has led many successful actions in the past, did not say how the rhinos died.
Kenya is home to 80% of the remaining world population of black rhinos, Kahumbu said. is complicated, related to moving gold bullion, it requires extremely careful planning and security because of the value of these rare animals, "she said in a statement
. poor animals have endured before their death.We must know what went wrong for this to never happen again. "
The transportation of wildlife is a strategy used by environmental advocates to help build , or even bring back, the animal populations. In May, six black rhinos were transferred from South Africa to Chad, bringing the species back to northern Central Africa nearly half a century later. his disappearance.
According to the WWF, black rhinoceros populations have declined considerably. 20th century, mostly in the hands of European hunters and settlers. Between 1960 and 1995, the numbers fell by 98% to less than 2,500.
Since then, the species has rebounded, although it remains extremely threatened. In addition to poaching, animals are facing habitat loss. African Parks, a conservation group based in Johannesburg, said earlier this year that there were less than 25,000 rhinos in wild Africa, including about 20 percent black rhinos. The remaining remaining white rhinos
The last remaining Northern White Rhino died in March in Kenya, leaving conservatives struggling to save this subspecies using in vitro fertilization
