Africa

Drones may save Kenyan rhinos from demise

Four of seven Northern White Rhino's live in Kenya, but are under constant threat from poachers.
Last Modified: 27 Dec 2012 15:03

Animal conservationists in Kenya think drones could well be the answer to bringing back the Northern White Rhino from near extinction.

There are only seven of these rhinos left in the world.

Four of them live in a Kenyan conservancy, but the rhinos are under constant threat from poachers.

Al Jazeera's Nazanine Moshiri reports from Ol Pejeta in Central Kenya.

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