Four white rhinos go north to Africa

On December 20, four northern white rhinos, a rare animal, were brought back to Kenya, their ancestral land from a zoo of the Czech Republic, for the purpose of breeding to avoid greatness. this species of rare animals.

Two males and two females made a journey of 7,300km from Dvur Kralove (Czech) to the Ol Pejeta reserve, down the mountain of Kenya, through a project called "The last chance of survival. ".

Currently, there are only about 8 northern white rhinos in the world and all of them live in captivity. At the reception, Noah Wekesa, the Kenyan minister in charge of animal heritage, said: "I hope that with these habitats, these four rhinos have the ability to breed and maintain the race."

According to those responsible, the four rhinos were acquainted within a month of Kenya's food regime before they were returned and their horns were cut off to avoid any accidents.

Director of Dvur Kralove zoo, Dana Holeckova said: "We hand you the diamonds of our zoo, the last Northern white rhinos. Please protect the rhino and don't let them fall into the hands of illegal hunters. "

Illegal hunting has led to this rare animal standing on the brink of extinction. In 1973, Kenya had 20,000 black rhinos, but now only 609.

Ol Pejeta Reserve is under the management of many animal protection associations to feed the four rhinos because it is the best of all Kenya reserves.