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The black rhino calf was spotted in the sanctuary by the KWS Wamba Platoon team and Sera rhino monitors. 

The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has announced the birth of a new black rhino at Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary.

In a statement on Monday April 28, KWS said the black rhino calf was spotted in the sanctuary by KWS Wamba Platoon team and Sera rhino monitors few days ago.

“We are thrilled to share the news of a new black rhino calf born at Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary. The Kenya Wildlife Service Wamba Platoon team, together with Sera rhino monitors, sighted the proud mother and her healthy male calf a few days ago.

“Every birth is a victory for conservation — together, we are securing the future of this iconic species,” KWS stated.

This comes a month after a female black rhino calf was sighted at the Loisaba Conservancy.

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File image of a black rhino calf spotted at  Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary.

The calf was named Roz, in honour of Rosamond (“Roz”) Zander, the late wife of Hansjörg Wyss.

“Roz was a passionate advocate for possibility, creativity, and human potential, dedicating her life to helping people reimagine their role in the world through her work as a family therapist, leadership coach, and author. Her legacy lives on in the lives she touched—and now, in this new life, too,” the conservancy said in a statement.

In October 2024, another black rhino was born at the Loisaba Conservancy following a translocation exercise.

 Kenya has the third-largest rhino population in Africa after South Africa and Namibia.

According to KWS, Kenya has over 1,977 rhinos nationwide, with 1004 of them being black rhinos.

The black rhinos are classified as critically endangered species because of the demand for rhino horns on the illegal international market.