The Washington Post
“Now, a South African retiree in Australia is spearheading an effort to airlift 80 rhinos from his homeland to the land Down Under. The idea, Ray Dearlove says, is to create an “insurance population” that can breed in peace, far from poachers — and guarantee the species’ survival if slaughter causes their extinction in the African wild.”
ABC
ABC Radio Canberra
"I thought Australia is one of the safest places on the planet to start this breeding herd, with the eventual intention that they would be repatriated to Africa when those [poaching] issues are sorted out."
March 2016
ABC Radio
November 2015
“Dozens of endangered African rhinos could be flown to Australia and released into an open zoo so that the species can be saved from extinction.”
— The Times
“Dozens of South African rhinos could be moved to Australia in a last-ditch bid to save them from rampant poaching and create an “insurance” population for the species.”
— The Guardian
“with one focused goal in mind; to establish breeding herds of white and black rhino in Australia as an insurance population for the two species facing the threat of extinction.”
— Mayorgate
There were several articles in the global media about the plan to relocate rhinos from South Africa to Australia. These greatly increased the awareness of the plight of the rhinos. A sample of sone of these articles are listed below.
Daily Mail
“ businessmen Ray Dearlove and Allan Davies, who founded the Australian Rhino Project last December, have a plan.”
— Kate Lyons - Published: 5 March 2014
Hawaii Public Radio
Helping Hand - Australian Rhino Project
The non-profit Australian Rhino Project has a plan to move rhinos from South Africa to Australia. HPR ATC Host Dave Lawrence speaks with founder Ray Dearlove.
