dankearl
09-22-2012, 01:39 PM
My contribution for World Rhino Day, the only ones I get to see are in Zoo's, unfortunately.
This is Zuri, the current Black Rhino my wife cares for at the Portland Oregon USA, Zoo.
She is only three years old and was brought here to mate with Pete, the male rhino, but unfortunately
he passed away this past February.
The AAZK, has not decided what to do with her, she is going zoo crazy being by herself and my wife is
doing all she can to try to get the zoo to either relocate her as soon as possible or bring in another male.
There is a lot to be done in this country to aid in the breeding and restoration of these animals and
there is not enough resources available at all. They are hard to move, a lot of Zoo's do not have the space
or resources and captive Rhino's are not really the way to go in my opinion. As much as my wife
loves working with them, she would rather see them all go to real reserves where they can live
more normal lives.
1/800, f4.5, 70-200 f2.8, ISO400, D7000, HH
DSC_7605bp.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=118710&stc=1&d=1348339084)
This is Zuri, the current Black Rhino my wife cares for at the Portland Oregon USA, Zoo.
She is only three years old and was brought here to mate with Pete, the male rhino, but unfortunately
he passed away this past February.
The AAZK, has not decided what to do with her, she is going zoo crazy being by herself and my wife is
doing all she can to try to get the zoo to either relocate her as soon as possible or bring in another male.
There is a lot to be done in this country to aid in the breeding and restoration of these animals and
there is not enough resources available at all. They are hard to move, a lot of Zoo's do not have the space
or resources and captive Rhino's are not really the way to go in my opinion. As much as my wife
loves working with them, she would rather see them all go to real reserves where they can live
more normal lives.
1/800, f4.5, 70-200 f2.8, ISO400, D7000, HH
DSC_7605bp.jpg (http://www.birdphotographers.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=118710&stc=1&d=1348339084)