The black rhino is critically endangered throughout its range and became extinct in Malawi in the mid-1980’s due to poaching. A reintroduction programme was set up within Liwonde National Park in 1993 in cooperation with the South African Parks Board. Black rhino have been successfully introduced into specially protected sanctuaries within the park, along with a range of other animals including buffalo, eland, Lichtenstein’s hartebeest, roan antelope and common zebra.
The project has been organised and supported locally by the Endangered Wildlife Circle, a group of Malawi residents dedicated to wildlife conservation.
Funding provided by Paignton Zoo has helped to provide antipoaching patrols, maintenance of infrastructure such as roads and vehicles and supplied a permanent water supply through boreholes.
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