Flight for Survival: How it happened?
March 12, 2010 in Also posted in Africa, photography, poaching, rhinos, travel, zooThey are huge but gentle, lumbering beasts and there are only eight left on the entire planet. Scientists believe the magnificent Northern White rhinos are nearly extinct. There are rumors of some, a few at best, in Southern Sudan but none have been seen for many years now. These eight, two in the San Diego Zoo and six in the Dvur Kralove Zoo in cold, snowy Czech Republic ... Read More
Flight for Survival: Rhinos go back to Africa
March 9, 2010 in Also posted in Africa, Europe, Kenya, Multimedia, Nature, Nikon, extinction, photography, poaching, rhinos, travelView the story at msnbc.com They are huge but gentle, lumbering beasts and there are only eight left on the entire planet. Scientists believe the magnificent Northern White rhinos are nearly extinct. In a last ditch effort to save this species from extinction, the Lewa Conservancy in Kenya cut a deal to airlift the last four breeding age animals from the Czech Zoo to live "free" on the savannas of Kenya. You ... Read More
