The plight of the northern white rhino
The northern white rhino (
Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is currently listed as the most critically endangered rhino subspecies - and the most endangered mammal species - in the world. Poaching has decimated its population, and today there are just two left in the world, these northern white rhinos live on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Najin, Fatu, Sudan and Suni arrived at Ol Pejeta from Dvůr Králové Zoo, their former home in the Czech Republic, in December 2009. The aim is to rescue the species by breeding these last few northern white rhinos in their native Africa. In 2012 Suni and Najin mated twice, giving hope for the survival of the subspecies.
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Ol Pejeta
Ol Pejeta Conservancy
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy lies on the Laikipia plateau in central Kenya. This vast plateau stretches from the edge of the Great Rift Valley to the peaks of Mount Kenya. All of Africa’s ‘big five’ (rhino, elephant, lion, leopard and buffalo), the endangered Grevy’s zebra, African wild dog, and the only viable population of Jackson’s hartebeest are found here.
Formerly a 40,000-hectare cattle ranch owned by Lonrho Africa, today Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a mosaic of grass plains, acacia woodland and evergreen thicket covering more than 350 square kilometres. It holds some of the highest predator densities in Kenya.
Ol Pejeta works to conserve wildlife by integrating it with a pioneering livestock production system. Income from wildlife tourism and complementary enterprises is reinvested in conservation and community development, including health, education and water projects. You can read the Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s latest newsletter
here
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