Truth Or Fiction? It's Perfectly Safe To Airlift A Rhinoceros
BBC Wildlife|Spring 2021
Flying rhinos upside down looks ungainly but is it harmful, too? New research set out to find the answer.
Ben Hoare
Truth Or Fiction? It's Perfectly Safe To Airlift A Rhinoceros

IN Southern Africa, white and black rhinos are often translocated to avoid inbreeding or overpopulation of an area. Previously, rhinos were moved, fully awake, in crates or on pallets, but there were problems, including the possibility of injury to the huge herbivores. When lifted by helicopter, the crates also had a tendency to swing around dangerously.

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