UK soldiers kill rare African animal
{{date|November 20, 2006}}

UK troops in Kenya killed a white rhino after it allegedly charged at them. 

The '''White Rhinoceros'''* or '''Square-lipped rhinoceros''' (''Ceratotherium simum'') is one of the five species of [[rhinoceros]] that still exists and is one of the few {{w|megafauna}} species left. The White Rhino is under threat from habitat loss and poaching, most recently by an offshoot of the {{w|janjaweed}}. A recent population count in the Congo turned up only 10 rhinos left in the wild, which led conservationists in January 2005 to propose airlifting White Rhinos from Garamba into [[Kenya]], where their numbers decreased to less than 200*.  Although official approval was initially obtained, resentment of foreign interference within the Congo has prevented the airlift from happening as of the beginning of 2006.

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Image:White Rhinoceros.jpg|White Rhinoceros at the {{w|Henry Doorly Zoo}}
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== Sources ==
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* {{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6164122.stm|title=UK soldiers kill rare white rhino|author=|pub=BBC News Online|date=November 19, 2006}}

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[[Category:Animal rights]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Species endangerment]]
[[Category:Europe]]
[[Category:Kenya]]
[[Category:Africa]]
[[Category:Rhinoceros]]
UK troops in Kenya killed a white rhino after it allegedly charged at them. 

The 'White Rhinoceros'* or 'Square-lipped rhinoceros' (Ceratotherium simum) is one of the five species of rhinoceros that still exists and is one of the few janjaweed. A recent population count in the Congo turned up only 10 rhinos left in the wild, which led conservationists in January 2005 to propose airlifting White Rhinos from Garamba into Kenya, where their numbers decreased to less than 200*.  Although official approval was initially obtained, resentment of foreign interference within the Congo has prevented the airlift from happening as of the beginning of 2006.

Image:White Rhinoceros.jpg|White Rhinoceros at the
Animal rights United Kingdom Species endangerment Europe Kenya Africa Rhinoceros