We are thrilled to announce that on Sunday, March 28, one of our white rhino females named Ariemet gave birth to a very healthy calf. This new birth brings the total number of rhinos on the Ol Pejeta Conservancy to 100, with 84 black rhinos and 12 southern white rhinos and four northern white rhinos.

The Ol Pejeta rhino population is thriving and we have many rhinos which need to be named. We have started a naming contest on our Facebook Fan Page and encourage each and every single one of you to visit it and give your suggestions for names. A small committee on Ol Pejeta will review all the suggestions and will announce the winner next week.
The future of the black and white rhinos is still uncertain. In the last 30 years, they have been driven to near extinction, with the world rhino population falling by more than 90 percent. The only reason for this decline is man's relentless pursuit of the animals' horn. In Kenya alone, the numbers of black rhino dropped from an estimated 20,000 in the early 1970s to less than 300 animals in the 1980s.

The Ol Pejeta Conservancy’s efforts to protect rhinos are critical to the survival of the species. Ol Pejeta is the Largest Black Rhino Sanctuary in East Africa and holds 14% of the confirmed black rhino population in Kenya. The constant population increase we are witnessing on Ol Pejeta is the result of our security efforts. We happily share this news with you.

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