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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya |
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Distribution - Records |
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African Rhino Species |
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We have had a stable nine months with no fights or any dramas, and our numbers show a net increase of 16% for this period. We are hoping for a further three black rhino and two white rhino calves in the coming 12 months. All the animals are looking well, and although the November rains failed as we write we have had wonderful rain over the past weeks. All things being equal we hope this will continue to the end of April. The increased area available to the rhino is clearly showing dividends, with a reduction in the number of fights, an increase in our birth rate and an improvement in the general condition of the animals.
The orphaned male black rhino calf, Larangoi, is doing really well and bravely expands his territory. He no longer comes back to Ian and Jane's house to spend the night in the stable but lives out with his keepers, who camp wherever he chooses to spend the night. He is now 18 months old and still fed milk and horse cubes twice a day; this is planned to continue for another six to nine months. He feeds for most of the early part of the night and then comes and puts himself in between his two sleeping keepers for security! He is obviously a thinker and should have a future within the Lewa population. Both he and us owe a big thank you to Daphne Sheldrick and Susannah Rouse, who provide the financial and logistic support to look after him.
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