A rhino is being guided into crates at a game reserve in South Africa.
African Parks and Martin Meyer.
30 white rhinos were flown from South Africa to Rwanda last week in what is said to be the largest rhino transfer ever.
The rhinos traveled over 2,000 miles to their new home in Akagera National Park, where they hope to establish a new breeding stronghold and escape the rampant poaching that has put their species in danger.
Peter Fearnhead, CEO of African Parks, said in a statement that introducing safe, intact wild landscapes are vital for the future of vulnerable species like white rhino.
People celebrate the arrival of rhinos near a national park.
The African Parks have a man named Gael Vande Weghe.
The World Wildlife Fund estimates there are about 18,000 white rhinos in existence in protected areas and private game reserves. The decline in their population is a result of rhino horn demand.
The 30 rhinos that arrived in Rwanda on Saturday were fitted with a tracking transmitter. An anti-poaching canine unit and helicopter patrol have been put in place to protect the new arrivals.
The group of ungulates will be monitored daily by a vet and others as they settle into life at Akagera.
There are white rhinos in the park.
The African Parks have a man named Gael Vande Weghe.
The Akagera sanctuary is poised to become a globally important sanctuary for black and white rhinoceros, and it's an opportunity for Rwanda to substantially advance its contribution to rhino conservancies. This is a timely event for the protection of these species.
The rhinos came from a private game reserve in South Africa that has been growing its rhino population for more than 30 years.
The Howard G.Buffett Foundation funded the project.
