A rare male black rhino has died while being flown from Britain to Africa for a vital breeding programmeSeventeen-year-old Zambesi was due to be introduced to as many as ten females at a reserve in Tanzania in a bid to boost the numbers of the critically endangered species. The operation to move him cost more than £250,000 and involved 200 people on two continents. The Foundation’s boss Damian Aspinall said: ‘I am shocked and devastated by the loss. We do not know what caused his death. We will carry out every examination to see if lessons can be learned.’

Source: Daily Mail June 30, 2019 00:33 UTC