Photos from the 2017 relocation of 18 Eastern Black Rhinos from South Africa to Rwanda.
This particular rhino was hand-delivered to Rwandan President Paul Kagame by African Parks to thank him for restoring this endangered species and securing a future for them in Akagera National Park. May 2nd 2017 will be marked as a day of homecoming, and a day of hope.
Andrea Heydlauff (CMO, African Parks) and Jes Gruner (Park Manager for Akagera Park) visited with President Paul Kagame to discuss what this means for rhinos, Rwanda, and conservation, and the message of hope this carries for the species around the world.
The capture team assists in navigating a tranquilised rhino towards the crate for transport.
The capture team assists in navigating a tranquilised rhino towards the crate for transport.
The capture team assists in navigating a tranquilised rhino towards the crate for transport.
The capture team assists in navigating a tranquilised rhino towards the crate for transport.
The capture team assists in navigating a tranquilised rhino towards the crate for transport.
Material is bound over a rhino's eyes to protect it from stress as the team oversees its preparation to be moved in to a crate.
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