Success: UK group says 2 endangered rhinos have given birth
LONDON — British conservationists say two critically endangered eastern black rhinos bred in captivity in England have given birth in the wild in Africa — a development likely to please Prince William.
The Aspinall Foundation said Sunday that the two females bred at its wildlife park in southern England and released near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania have given birth after mating there with a male who had also been bred in captivity.
The two females named Grumeti and Zawadi had been given a send-off by Prince William when they departed for Tanzania in 2012. William and his brother Prince Harry have been active in recent years in trying to protect wildlife in various African countries.
Conservations say the transfer from rural England to Tanzania posed a substantial logistical challenge: The fully-grown rhinos— each weigh about 2,200 pounds — travelled back to their ancestral homelands via plane, boat and truck.