Two rhinos die in Chad after being relocated from South Africa

• Rhinos in Chad were wiped out by poaching nearly 50 years ago
• The six rhinos which had been relocated to Chad from South Africa, were intended to establish a new population in the country after intensive anti-poaching measures were put in place to protect them.
• Black rhinos are rated as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. 
• Rhinos are targeted to feed a booming demand for rhino horn  in China, Vietnam and other Asian countries, where it is believed to have medicinal qualities. 

SOURCE :  TIMES OF INDIA