Critically endangered black rhino calf born in Yorkshire - News Summed Up

Critically endangered black rhino calf born in Yorkshire


The calf, which is one of the rarest mammals in the world, is the first critically endangered black rhino to be born at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park (YWP). The three-week-old black rhino calf born at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park already weighs 11st 7lbs (Danny Lawson/PA)But rangers have now decided let him out into the three-acre Into Africa! Both Najuma and father Makibo, eight, joined YWP in 2018 as part of an international breeding programme to save the species, which is classed as critically endangered. The newborn is now exploring the three acre rhino reserve at the South Yorkshire park (Danny Lawson/PA). “The news is particularly important because rhinos are a critically endangered species.


Source: The Times February 07, 2024 02:26 UTC



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