A helicopter swoops low over the golden savannah of Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. It's herding rhinos toward a waiting team of wildlife experts armed with tagging tools and medical equipment.

Nairobi — The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has commenced a 15-day ear-notching and tagging campaign at Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary and Tsavo West National Park set to have over 100 black rhinos targeted.

The Kenya Wildlife Service and Lewa Conservancy completed a week-long ear-notching operation at the weekend aimed at better tracking and protecting the region's growing rhino population.

The exercise seeks to enhance monitoring, security, and data accuracy in black rhino conservation. Black rhino suffered a catastrophic decline across Africa in the 1970s and 1980s, both in numbers and ...