NEWS NEW GROUND BROKEN IN EFFORT TO SAVE THE NORTHERN WHITE RHINOS Great news as scientists carry out a successful egg harvest from Ol Pejeta’s Najin and Fatu, the only two female northern white rhinos left in the world. This breaks new ground in the effort to save the species. On 22nd August 2019, a team of veterinarians successfully harvested eggs from the two females — a procedure that has never been attempted in northern white rhinos before. The scientists artificially inseminated the eggs with frozen sperm from a northern white rhino bull. By September 11, two embryos from Fatu were successfully matured and in the near future the embryo will be transferred to a southern white rhino surrogate mother. The successful procedure was a joint effort by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (LeibnizIZW) Berlin, Avantea, Dvůr Králové Zoo, Ol Pejeta Conservancy and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS).
RWANDA’S MOST LUXURIOUS HOTEL LAUNCHES IN MOUNTAIN GORILLA TERRITORY
Rwanda launched one of its most luxurious hotels in Kinigi sector, Musanze district in Northern Province, right at the habitat of the rare mountain gorillas. The facility, Singita Kwitonda Lodge and Kataza House, is set within a landscape of wetlands and lush meadows with magnificent views of the Sabyinyo, Gahinga and Muhabura volcanoes. Designed around local materials, the buildings have been crafted using volcanic rock, river stone, handmade ceramic tiles and oven-red clay bricks made by surrounding communities. The interiors have been carefully curated with a focus on handcrafted details, including woven panels, tiles and clay pots. Catering for the unique climate and conditions in Rwanda’s northwest, all the suites feature indoor and outdoor fireplaces and outdoor heated plunge pools. The cost of a stay ranges from $1750 per night to $8000.
KURIFTU RESORTS & SPA OPEN THE BIGGEST WATER PARK IN EAST AFRICA
Set in the lake town of Bishoftu in Ethiopia, the park which has water playgrounds, swimming pools, about 123 shops and three banks is the first of its kind in East Africa. Opened on 31st August, the park has 12 facilities designated for different recreational activities such as two water houses, a boomerang slide, a spiral slide, a wave pool and a performance center. There is a designated area that will host concerts and events complete with a lit-up stage, and it has beach-like features including the sand. Kuriftu currently has five operational resorts and hotels in Bishoftu, Bahir Dar, Afar, Langano and Adama, and in Moucha Island, Djibouti.
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