Kenya Black Rhino Birth Provides Glimmer of Hope

Last May, a female black rhino named Naitamany was moved from Lewa Wildlife Conservancy to the Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary as part of a project to reintroduce black rhinos to the Samburu region of Kenya, once a rhino stronghold.  She was about five months pregnant at the time. This month, the mama rhino gave birth to a healthy calf, making it the first black rhino in more than 25 years to be born on community land in northern Kenya. Conservationists are pleased with this...

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