[Drone images of southern white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary]
[Southern white rhinos at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary]
Dr. James Musinguzi (interview): “Rhinos got (became) extinct in Uganda by 1983 and through government efforts individuals were approached, six of them approached here at Ziwa Rhino sanctuary, and they have multiplied to 48, and now we have an effort to take them back into the wild, after a doing a feasibility study and analysing a suitable habitat. And so today is a significant day to us because in addition to recognising that the rhino has been rejuvenated in Uganda, we are also able to take them back into the wild places.”
[Tourists viewing southern white rhinos at the sanctuary]
[Southern white rhinos resting under a tree]
[Rhino naming ceremony]
Juliana Kagwa (interview): “When you name something, when you name someone, you create a special or a personal bond with them. There now becomes a need or an accountability for you to look after, protect and nurture this rhino or these animals. So the naming ceremony in itself is ‘yes a celebration of a milestone’, but it is also a promise or commitment to the future of these animals to the future of the product that we know as Uganda. It is a commitment from whoever is naming from the Uganda tourism board from the government of Uganda to protect and nurture these animals that we boast so proudly of.”
[People viewing southern white rhinos at the sanctuary]
[People walking]
[Rhino feeding at the sanctuary]
[Rhinos at the sanctuary]
Joseph Masembe (interview): “The rhinos that have been named today will continue to act as a symbol of our attachment to the conservation of wildlife specifically the rhinos. As you can see the rhino population here has grown, 48 rhinos today, and because of the space and the ability of these rhinos to thrive, 20 of them are going to move away to Ajai (wildlife reserve) to give space to the rest of those to grow and blossom because the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary is like a breeding ground.”
[Rhino naming ceremony with James Byamukama on stage]
James Byamukama (interview): “Wildlife is part of the Jane legacy because she was the first to name wildlife in Gombe (Tanzania) in 1960, so the naming of the rhino comes as part of the successful story of conservation that you heard as Jane Goodall Institute, therefore we are here to celebrate with the government of Uganda, with UWA the success of associating with wildlife conservation the people and the environment we share.”
[Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary]
This script was provided by The Associated Press.