More than four decades after they became extinct locally, rhinos are roaming again in the wilds of Mozambique, which is bringing the endangered species from SA in efforts to breathe new life into its parks and boost tourism.
A group of rangers captured, sedated and moved black and white rhinos more than 1,600km to Mozambique's Zinave National Park, which has more than 400,000ha and 2,300 other reintroduced animals.
The Peace Parks Foundation conservation group, which is conducting the operation, aims to relocate more than 40 rhinos in the next two years to Mozambique. “We are effectively spreading our eggs and putting them in different baskets,” Vickery said, adding that he hoped to see a thriving population of white rhinos in Zinave in 10 years.
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