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Almost 500 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, despite government efforts to tackle the illicit trade in horns. Image by Pexels

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South African rhino farm, biggest in the world, bought by NGO

The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2 000 animals and located in South Africa, has been bought by the NGO African Parks.

By Garrin Lambley
04-09-23 22:37
in Animals
rhino poaching KwaZulu-Natal
Almost 500 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, despite government efforts to tackle the illicit trade in horns. Image by Pexels

The largest rhino farm in the world, which is home to 2 000 animals and located in South Africa, has been bought by the NGO African Parks, the organisation said in a press release on Monday.

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“African Parks has stepped in as the new owner of the world’s largest private captive rhino breeding operation, ‘Platinum Rhino’”, the conservation NGO said.

African Parks, a conservation NGO that manages 22 protected areas in partnership with 12 governments across Africa, announced that it will rewild over 2 000 southern white rhino over the next 10 years.

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The 7,800-hectare property in the North West province, which currently holds 2 000 southern white rhino, representing up to 15% of the world’s remaining wild population.

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