South African conservation NGO to release 2,000 rhinos into the wild
Conservation Group African Parks has announced it is set to release 2,000 southern white rhinos into the wild in will be one of Africa’s largest rewilding programs. LONDON -- South African Conservation Group African Parks has announced it is set to release 2,000 southern white rhinos into the wild in what is set to be one of Africa’s largest rewilding programs of any species. The "rewilding" -- which is set to take place over the next 10 years -- comes following the purchase by African Parks of one of the world’s largest private captive rhino farms, Platinum Rhino. “As a result of financial stress, Platinum Rhino was put up for auction on April 26 but did not receive any bids, putting these rhinos a serious risk of poaching and fragmentation,” said African Parks in a statement. In this April 2, 2023 file photo wild white rhinos are seen at an undisclosed location in the North-West Province of South Africa. Luca Sola/AFP via Getty Images, FILE Platinum Rhino had been owned pr...