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Rhino, elephant numbers rising in Uganda after years of poaching - agency

FILE PHOTO: Kori, the oldest rhino, rests with her four-months-old baby under a shade at the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Kiryandongo district, Uganda December 1, 2021. Picture taken December 1, 2021. REUTERS/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

The number of endangered elephants, rhinos and other animals in Uganda's reserves is steadily improving, reversing years of declines caused by poachers, traffickers and conflict, a state-run wildlife agency said on Thursday.

The population of northern white and eastern black rhinos, that was wiped out in the early 1980s by people hunting for their horns, has grown back to 32 since a charity brought in four in 2005, the Uganda Wildlife Authority said.

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