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Rangers Protect The Last Remaining Male Northern White Rhino

Megi7 — Thu, 02 Apr 2015 22:02:49 +0000

Nearly wiped out by poachers and a highly lucrative rhino horn black market, the Northern White Rhino is on the brink of extinction – Sudan, a rhino at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, is the last male Northern White Rhino in the world. The problem is that Sudan’s horn could fetch more than $75,000 per kg (2.2 lbs), which is why heavily armed poachers have nearly eradicated this species over the last few decades.

Luckily, Sudan doesn’t have to face them alone – the conservancy has an experienced team of rangers that monitor the 90,000-acre private conservation area and work together with local law enforcement agencies as well. Their tools include GPS trackers, surveillance aircraft, and dogs trained to detect humans and security breaches.

Right now, scientists are considering artificial insemination or cross-breeding the females (of which there are 5 left in the world) with similar rhino sub-species and then breeding the resulting rhinos back into pure northern white rhinos.

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Trips With Kenyan Fishermen

Megi7 — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 22:02:45 +0000

Teo Gregas spent a month in a fishermen village in Kenya, Kipini. He became friends with some local fishermen and they went fishing a couple of times. You can see how the trips went through the pictures. The barracuda was cut up and the octopus began its massage therapy to soften its meat by repeatedly being thrown against the hard wood of the boat’s floor. A fire was ignited inside a big pot in the middle of the dhow and a barracuda-mango-octopus soup was bubbling in no time.

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Local Businesses in Nairobi, Kenya

Megi7 — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 22:18:16 +0000

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The Baby Elephant Orphanage in Kenya

Megi7 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 10:00:21 +0000

In Kenya, there is now an orphanage for elephants that are left without mothers.
Their courting there, fed and treated.
People doing their best to give them warmth and care that they received from their mothers.

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