Humanity has explored various strategies to save rhinos from extinction – anything from drone monitoring to straight up poisoning them. Karin Brulliard writes that soon Rhino refugees might arrive on the shores of Australia:

• Rhinos have long been transported from poacher-heavy South Africa to safer places in Botswana, and to global zoos.
• Now the governments of Australia and South Africa have come to an initial agreement, which would see the land down under host a colony of 80 rhinos.
• The person responsible for the initiative calls it an “insurance population” in case global anti-poaching efforts fail.
• Scientists seem to agree that Rhinos could thrive in Australia’s environment.
• The rhinos will be flown out on nonstop flights, and the entire initiative is expected to cost $70,000 a rhino.

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Source: The Washington Post

Via: Marginal Revolution