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<<-- Entry for: April 15, 2012
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April 15, 2012 |
The baby rhino was named “Nyope”, the Swahili word for “White”. He was taken to the Clinic soon after 8, where the Vets awaited him, with everything prepared for the operation. However, as he calf was carried from the car, he died in our arms. Meanwhile, there was another Rescue alert that day, this time an elephant calf from Wamba, whose mother had been spotted by the community severely injured by poachers bleeding from the mouth, with a front leg shattered by bullets, unable to move. The matter was reported to the KWS Vet, who came to assess the situation, and decided that there was no hope for the mother, and that she must be euthenazed out of humanitarian grounds and the calf rescued. The baby was a tiny bull baby of about 2 months and given the name “Barsilinga”. By 4 p.m. he was safely back in the Nursery, welcomed very warmly by all, humans and elephants alike, but very disturbed, crying a lot for his mother.
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Little Barsilinga with Julius |
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