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Black rhinos die in Kenya during relocation
(MENAFN) Eight black rhinos have died in Kenya while being transported by the state wildlife service between two national parks.
An initial investigation by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) showed the rhinos died of salt poisoning after drinking water at their new habitat, and that transports of rhinos are being stopped.
The rhinos were among 14 that KWS began moving last month from the capital Nairobi to Tsavo East.
The country had a rhino population of 1258 last year of which 745 are black rhinos, 510 are southern white rhinos and three were northern white rhinos, having grown from less than 400 rhinos in the 1980s, while the white rhino is a near threatened species.
An initial investigation by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) showed the rhinos died of salt poisoning after drinking water at their new habitat, and that transports of rhinos are being stopped.
The rhinos were among 14 that KWS began moving last month from the capital Nairobi to Tsavo East.
The country had a rhino population of 1258 last year of which 745 are black rhinos, 510 are southern white rhinos and three were northern white rhinos, having grown from less than 400 rhinos in the 1980s, while the white rhino is a near threatened species.
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