Whereas looking for buffalo for a disease-testing operation, a pilot, vet, and part ranger of Hluhluwe Imfolozi Park got here throughout a not too long ago poached rhino carcass with a stranded and visibly distraught calf close by, based on African Wildlife Vets.
Upon additional investigation, the male younger calf, weighing about 105kg and estimated to be six weeks previous, was nonetheless too younger to be left alone within the wild.
A rescue mission was then devised with Dr Rowan Leeming immobilizing the calf and with assist from his staff they safely loaded it onto the again of the helicopter.
The helicopter was flown by Orton Bosman of Heligistix who rapidly rushed the calf to Zululand Rhino Orphanage the place he was given a drip to rehydrate and rhino plasma to strengthen his immune system.
The skilled staff on the orphanage shall be tasked with doing the whole lot of their energy to make sure the rhino’s restoration and nurture his well-being till he’s sufficiently old to be launched again into the wild.
African Wildlife Vets with assist from Blankets for Child Rhinos lined the emergency helicopter flight from Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park to the orphanage.
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