RHEXIT! Black Rhino Leaves Europe For New Home
CZECH REPUBLIC & TANZANIAN – DHL, the world’s leading international express delivery provider, has completed another landmark transportation project with the delivery of a black rhino from its birthplace in the Czech Republic to its natural homeland in Tanzania. Three-year-old female Eliska was moved to a natural park in Tanzania as part of an ongoing conservation project run by the George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust, aimed at helping endangered animal populations to grow and prosper in their natural habitat.
Eliska’s move was overseen by an international DHL team, comprising around 40 specialists in areas ranging from ground transportation and aviation to customs clearance and certification across more than five countries. The 900 kilogram female was transferred from ZOO Dvur Kralove in the Czech Republic, where she was born in 2012, to the main DHL European Hub in Leipzig, Germany. She was then loaded on to a dedicated 28-ton Boeing 757-200 freighter, specially modified for animal transport, and flown more than 6,500 kilometers directly to Kilimanjaro Airport in Tanzania, from where she was transferred by truck to her new home. Along the way, she was accompanied and monitored by a team of support staff, including Dr. Pete Morkel, one of the world’s leading black rhino veterinarians. Five containers of food and water supplies were also loaded for the journey.
“We were delighted that DHL was able to support us with this project, as we were only prepared to entrust Eliska to partners who could absolutely guarantee a safe and seamless move,” said Tony Fitzjohn OBE, Field Director, The George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust. “Having the support of an experienced team of international transport specialists allowed us to focus without any distraction on the comfort and well-being of Eliska and to ensure that she had the best possible introduction to her new life in Africa.”
Eastern black rhinos are one of the most endangered mammal groups, with large-scale poaching in the late 20th century leading to a significant decline in black rhino populations in Africa. There are estimated to be about 800 in the world today.
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00:00:00 Eliska in safari park enclosure
00:01:23 Eliska in safari park enclosure
00:09:00 Eliska in enclosure eating leaves
00:17:11 Safari park building
00:20:03 Close up of safari park sign
00:22:07 Elephant in safari park
00:27:04 Antelope in safari park
00:30:24 Eliska with handler
00:36:05 GoPro of Eliska being led into crate
00:47:17 Handler feeding Eliska in crate
00:51:18 Eliska in crate behind bars
00:59:00 Eliska in crate from behind
01:05:10 Crate being sealed shut
01:09:05 GoPro of crate being lifted onto forklift
01:12:17 Crate being lifted into lorry
01:16:23 Crate in lorry
01:19:01 Handler feeding Eliska in lorry
01:29:17 Transport lorry driving from behind
01:34:11 Driving past transport lorry
01:41:06 Wide of DHL building
01:45:14 Wide of DHL plane
01:48:00 DHL plane tail fins
01:53:01 “Rhino Crew” at airport
01:59:09 DHL “Protecting Rhinos” plane fuselage
02:04:13 Rhino Crew on crane
02:08:07 Eliska being loaded on to plane
02:16:19 Eliska on plane with Rhino Crew
02:24:19 GoPro of Eliska’s crate on plane
02:32:02 GoPro of Pete the vet on plane packing equipment
02:44:22 View of Tanzania from plane
02:48:10 Cockpit view of plane landing
02:51:14 Wide of plane landing
02:56:03 Plane on runway
03:01:11 Rhino Crew moving crate inside plane
03:05:03 Rhino Crew unloading crate from plane
03:10:02 Crate loading on to platform
03:14:07 Close up crate being pushed
03:17:05 Crate being handled on runway
03:20:03 Crate getting loaded on to truck
03:22:21 Crate getting loaded on truck
03:28:05 Crate secured to truck
03:31:08 Eliska in crate
03:34:22 Close up of Eliska in crate
03:38:04 Door on crate being closed
03:42:04 Drive-by of local farmers with cattle
03:46:02 Eliska’s truck driving
03:51:04 Mkomazi National Park roadsign
03:53:20 Mkomazi National Park sign
03:56:02 Eliska’s crate lifted off truck at park
03:59:07 Crate being lowered
04:01:20 View of crate
04:05:02 Inside view of crate, Eliska opening door
04:12:24 Inside view of crate, Eliska walking out
04:19:14 Eliska walks into new pen
04:23:22 Eliska drinking
04:30:14 Eliska eating leaves
04:38:16 Slow pan of Tanzania landscape
04:48:15 GV of Tanzania
04:51:06 GV of Tanzania
04:54:01 DHL sign
04:57:17 Eliska resting in new home
05:07:11 Eliska being brushed
05:17:10 Eliska walking around pen
05:20:16 Tanzania National Parks and DHL signs
05:25:15 DHL signs on park gates
05:29:21 Close up of Tony
05:35:16 Tony talking to Pete
05:42:09 IV Roy Hughes
06:42:10 IV Jiri Hruby, Rhino Curator
06:58:18 IV Pete Morkel, Wildlife Veterinarian
07:37:12 IV Phil Couchman, CEO DHL Express UK & Ireland
08:33:18 IV Tony Fitzjohn, Conservationist
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