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[PHOTOS] Team work as rangers capture rhinos for ear notching

The exercise saw 29 Black Rhinos and 11 White Rhino notched.

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by PERPETUA ETYANG
News28 February 2023 - 16:16
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  • The rangers mobilised to lay it on its side for easy The rangers immobilised the animals and laid them on their side for easy notching.notching.
  • They used helicopters to run after the rhinos and capture them.
Kenya Wildlife Service Assistance Director Veterinary Dominic Mijele leads the capture team and Ol Pejeta rangers in ear notching a white rhino at Ol Pejeta conservancy. This was during an ear notching done by Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with Ol Pejeta conservancy.

Kenya Wildlife Service capture team and Ol Pejeta rangers captured White Rhinos for ear notching.

The rangers immobilised the animals and laid them on their side for easy notching.

The exercise saw 29 Black Rhinos and 11 White Rhino's ear notched.

They used helicopters to run after the rhinos and capture them.

Kenya Wildlife Service Assistance Director Veterinary Dominic Mijele leads the capture team and Ol Pejeta rangers in ear notching a white rhino at Ol Pejeta conservancy. This was during an ear notching done by Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with Ol Pejeta conservancy.
Kenya Wildlife Service chopper gives chase to a white rhino for darting by Veterinary. This is done to mobilize the animal for easy capture during the ear notching exercises at Ol Pejeta conservancy.
Kenya Wildlife Service capture team with Ol Pejeta rangers pull at white rhino after mobilization to lay it on its side for easy ear notching at Ol Pejeta conservancy
Kenya Wildlife Service capture team with Ol Pejeta rangers pull at a white rhino after imobilising it for ear notching at Ol Pejeta conservancy.
Kenya Wildlife Service capture team with Ol Pejeta rangers pull at white rhino after mobilization to lay it on its side for easy ear notching at Ol Pejeta conservancy. The exercise saw 29 Black Rhinos and 11 white rhino's ear notched by Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with Ol Pejeta conservancy.
Kenya Wildlife Service capture team with Ol Pejeta rangers pull at white rhino after mobilization to lay it on its side for easy ear notching at Ol Pejeta conservancy.
Kenya Wildlife Service Assistance Director Veterinary Dominic Mijele leads the capture team and Ol Pejeta rangers in ear notching a white rhino at Ol Pejeta conservancy. This was during an ear notching done by Kenya Wildlife Service in collaboration with Ol Pejeta conservancy.
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