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Deaths Of 8 Critically Endangered Black Rhinos 'Unprecedented,' Kenyan Government Says

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A Kenya Wildlife Services translocation team member checks on a male black rhinoceros in its crate after it has just been revived from sedation, June 26, 2018. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)
A Kenya Wildlife Services translocation team member checks on a male black rhinoceros in its crate after it has just been revived from sedation, June 26, 2018. (Tony Karumba/AFP/Getty Images)

Eight out of 11 critically endangered black rhinos died being transported to a sanctuary in Kenya. The government there is calling the death toll "unprecedented."

Here & Now's Robin Young gets the latest from Vicki Croke (@TheWildLifeWBUR), host of WBUR's The Wild Life blog.

This segment aired on July 16, 2018.

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