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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Records |
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White Rhino |
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Ceratotherium simum. With the completion of the fence at Kareelaagte (Botsalano) National Park during October 1984, no time was lost in introducing a population of white rhino to Botsalano from Pilanesberg. It was decided by our Research Section that 30 animals (11 males and 19 females) should be translocated. The Field Management Section had been preparing for this exercise for some months and had all the necessary equipment on standby. To date, 27 of the 30 rhino have been translocated without major problems or mortalities. As usual, the minor problems have been small mechanical failures like dart needles breaking or barbs not holding into the skin.
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Rhino capture
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