campaign to redeem the critically - endangered black rhinoappear cursed . Conservation nonprofit African Parks and South African National Parks , along with the governments of South Africa and Chad , confirmedFriday that two more black-market rhinoceros have died in Zakouma National Park in Chad . The intelligence followsconfirmationof two other rhino carcasses in the park in October .
That have in mind four out of thesix rhinostranslocated to Chad from South Africa in May — a move environmentalist celebrated because the species is out in the north - central African country — are now dead .
None of the death are a consequence of poaching , which is what ’s historically driven black rhino to the brink of quenching . For the two late deaths , vets consider starvation may be to fault . The animals may not have adapt well to their novel surroundings in the commons . Further tests are needed to be certain .
As for the two remaining rhinos , the plan is to recapture them and guard them for further monitoring . Park staff already capture one as of Friday . However , after the first death were confirm , the partnership said the other four rhinos were supposed to be “ closely monitored,”per African Parks , and yet two more died .
The International Rhino Foundation , which was uninvolved in this incident , is still attempt to learn more about what happened . A statement sent to Earther explains that while many translocation occur each class without a enlistment , they are not always easy to deplumate off .
“ Complications can arise , specially with long - distance translocation , and every contingency must be take , ” the statement read . “ Setbacks should not dissuade the conservation community from restock population to expand rhino range . ”
While the universe of smuggled rhino is increasingaccording to the IUCN Red List , only about 5,000 black rhinos remain , making them the third most endangered rhino species on Earth . Most deaths occurred between 1960 and 1995 when the population omit by 98 percent due to poach .
late drive to carry through them have been backfire spectacularly . In July,10 out of 11 black rhinosdiedduring a transportbetween parks in Kenya due to deadly salty crapulence water . They were already accent and starved from the move , but this too salty water pushed them over the edge . tot up insult to injury , the long survivor wasattacked by a lion .
Hopefully , there ’s no one to blame but Mother Nature for these last four deaths .
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