It must be one of the most ambitious projects ever undertaken to save a species. Rhinos Without Borders aims to move 100 rhinos from unsafe areas of South Africa to safe havens in Botswana, by helicopter. The cost is a staggering $4.5m but what price to save such vulnerable animals from the grip of a poaching epidemic where these titans of the bush are killed for their horns.That it has come to this drastic measure is a shocking reality of the crisis facing these great big ancient animals that have been on the planet for millions of years. Airlifting is apparently the most effective and least stressful way to move them requiring less sedation and time in transit.
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