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By News 24
Jul 26, 2024

160 rhinos introduced into SA parks as ambitious rewilding project begins

The relocation forms part of African Park's plan to rewild 2 000 rhinos in 10 years.

The rhinos have been relocated to reserves in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

An ambitious plan to rewild 2 000 rhinos over 10 years is under way, with 160 rhinos relocated to South African reserves in the last two months.

African Parks last year purchased South African conservationist John Hume's rhino breeding operation, including a 7 800-hectare property in the North West and 2 000 southern white rhinos, representing up to 15% of the world's remaining wild population.

African Parks, which manages 22 protected areas in partnership with 12 African governments, said that it planned to relocate the rhinos to reserves within a decade.