(1) (a)
(i) No rhinos were translocated by South Africa to the Republic of Chad in the past five financial years.
(ii) Six black rhinos were translocated on 03 May 2018.
(b)
To the Zakouma National Park in the Republic of Chad.
(2) The six black rhinos were part of the Custodianship Programme with the Republic of Chad for the purpose of reintroducing black rhinos in the Republic of Chad following the loss of their native subspecies 46 years ago. Secondly, the reintroduction of six black rhinos in the Republic of Chad is also aimed at growing the continental meta-population of black rhinos and to contribute to the conservation of black rhinos on the African continent. This is in line with the African Range States African Rhino Conservation Plan aimed at re-establishing rhino populations in former range states.
The Custodianship Agreement was part of the other two Co-operative Agreements, namely:
Key to the Custodian Agreement are the following arrangements:
(3) The Government of the Republic of Chad paid for the transportation costs in line with the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Governments of South Africa and Chad.
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