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BLACK RHINOCEROS
FOLLY FARM | PEMBROKESHIRE | WALES
When in 2020, Folly farm in Pembrokeshire welcomed Glyndwr the rhino calf born to one of their Black Rhinoceros herd, they established themselves firmly as one of the UK’s most successful black rhino breeding projects.
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With only 7 zoos in the UK housing this species and less that 650 left in the wild, the Black rhinoceros is critically endangered.
Jack Gradidge, head of marketing at Folly Farm takes us to meet the herd living at the ‘Kifaru Reserve’ and explains why he thinks that it is fervently important for all zoological institutions to become more vocal about their conservation contributions.
Within popular culture, rhinos have often been stereotyped with an ‘aggressive’ personality, but in reality...
INTERVIEW: JACK GRADIDGE | HEAD OF CONSERVATION | FOLLY FARM
WORDS: FAITH MILLWARD
IMAGES: COURTESY OF FOLLY FARM | MEGAN LEE
