Vets on the wild side. Episode 3
Description
In Zimbabwe- as in other parts of Africa- black rhino have been badly hit by poachers, and numbers have dropped to around 200. They are smaller than white rhino- their mouths less wide and better suited for browsing on bushes. But since the mid 90s, there has been no recorded poaching. The numbers have gone up again, helped in particular by intensive protection and breeding. One of the two Intensive Breeding Zones in the country is the I mire Game Sanctuary- on a mixed tobacco farm about 100 kilometres from the capital Harare. There are a lot of black rhino here, and Wild Life Vet Chris Fogg in has come to dart a young calf, as part of a very specific, long term operation to increase the number of black rhino. In this edition we also see the vets using elephants to catch a rhino and meet a young rhino who won't go wild.
Runtime
24 min
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Date of Publication
2001
Database
Alexander Street
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