Armed conflict and biodiversity in sub-saharan africa: the case of the democratic republic of congo1/29/2024 This translocation forms part of a larger conservation initiative within the Garamba Complex (GC) to restore the full richness of the megaherbivore complement in the park after the last northern white rhino was poached in 2006 and has since become functionally extinct as a sub-species. The translocation was achieved through a collaboration with the Institut Congolais pour la Conservation de la Nature (ICCN), African Parks and &Beyond, and was sponsored by the Barrick Gold Corporation who have undertaken to support the project over the next few years. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 10 June 2023 - In a ground-breaking effort to restore the ecological balance of one of Africa's oldest national parks, 16 southern white rhino have been introduced to Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), from &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa. This subspecies' introduction to the Garamba Complex (GC) gives hope that it will adapt and fulfil the same role as the now extinct northern white rhino. Sixteen southern white rhinos have been safely translocated to Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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