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Uganda used to be a home to thousands of rhinos, but due to extensive poaching during the years of Didi Amini’s civil unrest regime, the last rhino was killed in 1982. These Rhinos were hunted for their precious horns and many of them died.
Today efforts are being made by Rhino Fund Uganda to reintroduce the rhinoceros to its native lands.
Uganda’s Rhinos include the Southern White, the Northern White, and the Black and these species are currently endangered and are found in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Nakasongora along Gulu Highway. The Southern White Rhinos (Ceratotherium simum simum) are six in number in this sanctuary.
The first Rhino arrived at the sanctuary on July 20, 2005 from Solio Ranch in Kenya of which includes Taleo, Moja, Bella, and Kori. After a short adjustment period in the boma, they started roaming the sanctuary.

Taleo is the dominant male and spends some time with the rest of the rhinos, but he also spends a lot of time roaming the sanctuary on his own and marking his territory.

Moja is the second in command male and is dominant when Taleo is not with the other rhinos. Sometimes Moja and Taleo fight for dominance, but Taleo remains the dominant rhino at the sanctuary.

Bella was the first female to become pregnant. Unfortunately, she had a still born calf on March 13, 2008. She is pregnant again, due in October 2009.

Kori is currently being courted by Moja and Taleo and she is doing well.

In August 2006 Hassani and Nandi, a brother and sister, arrived from the USA as a donation from Disney's Animal Kingdom. These Rhinos quickly became comfortable with their new place and new friends.
Hassani is our juvenile male and spends his time grazing with the females.
Nandi gave birth to a baby boy on June.24th.2009 being the first Rhino to give birth to alive calf in 25 years following Amini’s political unrest.
The rhinos roam freely in an area of 70 square km (about twice the size of Mgahinga National Park) consisting of dry combretum savannah, laced with swamps and the cactus-like euphorbia candelabrum trees.
The rhinos spend most of their time together, except when Taleo is out exploring, and have formed a very close family. They spend their mornings and evenings grazing for food. In the afternoons, when the sun is hottest, they find shade trees to rest under or go to the swamp to roll around and wallow in the mud.
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