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Eight black rhinos have died in Kenya while being transported by the state of the wilderness, Tourism Minister Najib Balala says.
The rhinos, who are part of a critically endangered species, died at Tsavo East National Park
An initial investigation by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) showed the rhinos died of salt poisoning after drinking water at their new habitat, the statement said, ] The rhinos were among 14 that KWS started moving from Nairobi to Tsavo East.
Kenya had a rhino population of 1258 in 2017 of which 745 are black rhinos, 510 are southern white rhinos and three were northern white rhinos , having grown from less than 400 rhinos in the 1980s.
In May, three black rhinos were killed in Kenya's Meru National Park.
Poaching has risen in recent years across sub-Saharan Africa where armed criminal gangs have killed elephants for tusks rhinos for horns.
World Wildlife Fund-Kenya
The World Wildlife Fund-Kenya
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