40 southern white rhinos to be ‘re-wilded’ in KZN reserve

Durban — Forty southern white rhinos have found a new home at the Munywana Conservancy in Zululand.Last week’s first translocation of dehorned rhinos formed part of Rhino Rewild, a continent-wide initiative by African Parks to rewild 2 000 southern white rhinos into secure protected areas in Africa over the next decade.Thokozani Mlambo, chairperson of the Makhasa Trust, one of the four primary shareholders of the Munywana Conservancy, said they were “extremely pleased” to receive the rhinos to supplement the current population in the community conservancy.“We see this as…