Rhinos bound for Australia in desperate attempt to save species from poachers

By Bridie Smith Science Editor
Updated May 30 2016 - 11:13am, first published May 7 2016 - 12:00am
Ray Dearlove, founder of The Australian Rhino Project, aims to relocate 80 rhinos from southern Africa to Australia over the coming years.
Ray Dearlove, founder of The Australian Rhino Project, aims to relocate 80 rhinos from southern Africa to Australia over the coming years.
It is feared white rhinos could be extinct in the wild within the next eight years if current poaching trends continue. Photo: Shannon Wild
It is feared white rhinos could be extinct in the wild within the next eight years if current poaching trends continue. Photo: Shannon Wild

Rhinos could be grazing the grasslands of Australia as early as this year if an ambitious plan to import an "insurance population" of the species goes ahead.

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