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Uganda Welcomes First Female Rhino Baby in 30 Years

Tweet Horns up! It’s a girl! Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda is celebrating the historic birth of the country’s first female rhino in 30 years. This is the second time mother “Nandi” has made history, as she gave birth in June 2009 to Uganda’s very first calf – named Obama – following the regional extinction [...]

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Third Baby Rhino Born in Uganda After 25+ Years of Regional Extinction!

Tweet Good news from Uganda: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary has welcomed a third baby rhino! 2010 is off to a promising start at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where a white rhino calf was born on January 2 – the third baby rhino following more than 25 years of regional extinction. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving [...]

Uganda’s Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary Names Baby Rhino ‘Obama’

Tweet At the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, the first baby White Rhino born in Uganda after 28 years has been named Obama, after the U.S. President! Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, I am the author [...]

First Baby Rhino Born in Uganda in 28 Years at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary!

Tweet After being regionally extinct for 28 years, the first baby White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) has been born in Uganda! Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, I am the author of the book Murder, Myths [...]