Cuarenta años después

Los rinocerontes vuelven a la vida salvaje en Uganda

El último ejemplar que había allí fue asesinado en 1983 por cazadores furtivos. Este martes, dos rinocerontes blancos del sur se convirtieron en los primeros de los ocho animales destinados a restablecer una población en el Parque Nacional del Valle de Kidepo.

Los rinocerontes fueron tratados con cuidado durante su largo viaje.Los rinocerontes fueron tratados con cuidado durante su largo viaje.

A member of the Uganda Wildlife Authority handles a rhino at the Kidepo Valley National Park following the first wildlife exchange between Kenya and Uganda as part of a wider effort by conservation groups and the Uganda Wildlife Authority to rebuild a national population wiped out by past poaching, in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda March 17, 2026. Uganda Wildlife Authority/Handout via REUTERS   THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.Fotos: Reuters
Ugandan rangers handle a rhino at the Kidepo Valley National Park following the first wildlife exchange between Kenya and Uganda as part of a wider effort by conservation groups and the Uganda Wildlife Authority to rebuild a national population wiped out by past poaching in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda March 17, 2026. Global Conservation/Handout via REUTERS   THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. ONE-TIME USE ONLY.Fotos: Reuters
Ugandan rangers handle a rhino at the Kidepo Valley National Park following the first wildlife exchange between Kenya and Uganda as part of a wider effort by conservation groups and the Uganda Wildlife Authority to rebuild a national population wiped out by past poaching in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda March 17, 2026. Global Conservation/Handout via REUTERS   THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. ONE-TIME USE ONLY.Fotos: Reuters
A rhino stands inside a transportation crate at the Kidepo Valley National Park following the first wildlife exchange between Kenya and Uganda as part of a wider effort by conservation groups and the Uganda Wildlife Authority to rebuild a national population wiped out by past poaching in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda, March 17, 2026. Global Conservation /Handout via REUTERS    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. ONE-TIME USE ONLY.Fotos: Reuters
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