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Originally published by Capital Newstop
November 18, 2025
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KWS launches largest-ever black rhino ear-notching operation
Kenya Wildlife Service begins a 15-day ear-notching and tagging campaign at Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary, Tsavo West National Park, targeting over 100 black rhinos as part of the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion Initiative. The move supports population growth and habitat management...
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The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has initiated its largest-ever black rhino ear-notching and tagging operation at Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary and Tsavo West National Park, targeting over 100 black rhinos. This 15-day campaign aims to enhance monitoring and security for the growing rhino population, which has surpassed 1,000 by 2024, up from a low of 381 in 1990.
- 100 black rhinos will be fitted with LoRaWAN eartags and VHF transmitters to improve population management and aid in achieving the goal of over 2,000 black rhinos by 2037.
- The initiative is led by KWS with support from partners under the Kenya Rhino Range Expansion (KRRE) Initiative.
- The operation addresses challenges of overcrowding and territorial conflicts by enabling the management of rhinos as a meta-population across 17 conservation sites and aims to restore rhinos across a 34,000 km² historic range.
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