Field Programmes

Black Rhino Conservation Programme

In 1999 Chester Zoo supported the translocation of 20 Black Rhino to Tsavo East National Park, Kenya.

Today, working in partnership with several organisations including Save the Rhino International , Chester Zoo supports a range of projects dedicated to ensuring the future survival of the Black Rhino in the wild.

Current projects include: monitoring and protection of Black Rhino in Chyulu Hills National Park and the Mbirikani Group Ranch , Kenya; a community education programme in Laikipia, Kenya and monitoring, protection and development of an education programme, in the Mkomazi Rhino Sanctuary, Tanzania.

Read more about our Black Rhino conservation click here.

Click on the video below for a brief explanation by Dr. Mark Pilgrim, Director General of Chester Zoo on the increasing threats wild Black Rhinos face in Eastern Africa.

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