thats what were trying to achieve with this project more david silvermangetty images of the two species of rhino that live in africa white rhinos have a conservation status of near threatened while black rhinos are critically endangered according to world wildlife fund weve got an armed convoy that travels with us to make sure that we get safely to the border post marius fuls the project manager for the rhino translocation program told abc news prime the peace parks foundation began this initiative more than six years ago and last month successfully relocated 19 white rhinos from south africa to adjoining mozambique in collaboration with both governments and then in mozambique side theyve got another armed convoy taking over from us more wastelands tells story of how small community took on large farm pollution in a press release the peace parks foundation said that they have introduced 2400 game animals representing 14 different species to the park more mexican navy sets net hooks in bid to help vaquita porpoise white rhinos go to the private rhino rearing facility of j hume in south africas north west province feb 8 2019 picture alliancedpa via getty images in order to be transported the rhinos are shot with tranquilizer and transported in armed convoys for safety the first healthy baby female white rhino was born in zinave national park in mozambique a few weeks ago the product of a multiyear targeted relocation to protect the threatened species this project which was started by the peace parks foundation more than six years ago aims to create a sanctuary in the zinave national park of mozambique which experienced a drop in wildlife in part due to the 1977 civil war which lasted 15 years with the arrival of rhinos the project has created the first big five national park in mozambique meaning that the park has lions leopards elephants rhinos and buffalos the press release states the south african government reported that more than 400 rhinos were poached in 2021 across the country both on government reservations and private property rhinos are killed for their horns and are constantly threatened by poachers over the next few years project managers say they hope to bring an additional 40 rhinos to the sanctuary lions were spotted in the zinave national park for the first time in 40 years last september the peace parks foundation reported rhinos have also been extinct from mozambique for 40 years black rhinos which the peace parks foundation hope to eventually relocate to zinave have seen their population drop more than 97 since 1960 according to the african wildlife foundation once in the park the rhinos are guarded by 72 rangers and 20 patrol guards a group of black rhinoceroses is seen during a safari drive at the shamwari private game reserve feb 7 2022 near the town of paterson in south africas eastern cape province we need to get more populations breeding in safe areas all over africa said fuls judge