THE Democratic Republic of Congo has blocked plans to evacuate half of all its northern white rhinos to Kenya. Just 10 remain in the wild.
The idea was to airlift the five rhinos to the protected Ol Pejeta Ranch in Kenya until poaching pressures had eased. But despite initially approving the plans in January, the DRC government has now said this is an issue of national sovereignty and it should look after its own.
In contrast to the southern white rhino, which numbers over 11,000, the northern subspecies (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is now considered to be the most…
