KIGALI:
Rwanda said on Tuesday that 70 white rhinos had been successfully relocated to the Great Lakes nation after a two-day journey of some 3,000 kilometres (over 1,800 miles) from South Africa.
It was the largest ever relocation of rhinos, which can weigh up to two tonnes, Rwandan officials said.
The animals were transported in two loads of 35 — first aboard a Boeing 747, then by road — from South Africa’s Munywana Conservancy to Akagera National Park in Rwanda, or about 3,000 kilometers as the crow flies, according to the Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
A “dedicated veterinary team will closely monitor their health and behaviour for several weeks to ensure proper adaptation to their new environment and management of any stress associated with the move”, it said.
