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Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino!

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The female rhino was born in the night quarters adjacent to their 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. The October 2004 birth of Mlaleni and Tambo’s first calf, Malaika, marked the first white rhino birth in the adventure park’s history. Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino! TAMPA, Fla.

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes a baby white rhinoceros!

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Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes its seventh baby white rhino since 2004. The adorable baby, a female, will join other rhinos in the 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. Busch Gardens has celebrated a total of seventh white rhino births since October 2004.

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Should the Military Force Protect the Environment?

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Thought-provoking article in the Boston Globe.some green thinkers are now coming to a surprising conclusion: In exceptional circumstances, they say, the only effective way to protect the environment may be at the barrel of a gun. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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Use it or lose it?

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she shot a rhino (auctioned for conservation). Shot a rhino? People, they argue, are more important than bugs, and besides, the money will help pay to protect other conservation land. On the other hand, I’m pretty dubious about shooting rhinos for conservation. she’s Texan. Sustainable hunting doesn’t.

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The Indian rhino’s horn is used to defend their territory, protect their calves and forage for food and water. But what keeps them safe is also the source of their biggest threat—poaching. Learn more about Indian rhinos and IFAW's work to protect them. ??

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Birding crème de la crème: Africa – Ngorongoro Crater to Queen Elizabeth II National Park

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Serengeti NP protects a huge swathe of almost 15,000 km2 / 6000 mi2 in north-west Tanzania. Also, the lake is the most reliable place for both Black and White Rhinos in the whole of East Africa. Serengeti National Park is located 325 km / 200 mi or 8-hour drive from Arusha.

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Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve: the Gaur Morning

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The tropical dry deciduous jungle, or “jungle”, however you see it, covers almost 90% of 600 km2 (230 mi2) of this protected area. Bigger than the African Buffalo or the American Bison, it is the largest land animal after the Elephant, Rhino, the Hippopotamus and the Giraffe. Good to know.

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