In March 1983 a young female black rhino was killed by poachers, leaving a 4-months old calf to die. It was saved by the Namibia Wildlife Trust and is now in the care of the Department of Nature Conservation.
Namibia Wildlife Trust investigated the area and it has been found that numbers are healthy and viable breeding groups are present in secluded areas.
Numbers of black rhino have been drastically reduced in Kaokoland. None were seen in the aerial survey of 1982. Recent ground work has revealed that they have survived in very small numbers and there is hope that, with better protection, they shall once more breed there.
In March 1983 a young female black rhino was killed by poachers, leaving a 4-months old calf to die. It was saved by the Namibia Wildlife Trust and is now in the care of the Department of Nature Conservation.
