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| | Kenya's Black Rhino |
 | | Your activities will focus on gathering data on the distribution of rhinos and other large herbivores, including elephants, giraffes, and zebras, and measuring the composition and condition of the vegetation on which these competing animals browse and graze. |
 | | Besides patrolling for rhinos, you’ll measure acacia trees to determine vegetation growth; conduct vegetation plot surveys; monitor elephant, giraffe, and rhino damage to acacia trees; and observe the behavior of a captive rhino at close quarters. |
 | | Data from this project were already used to support the largest transfer of elephants in East Africa, from Sweetwaters to Meru National Park, to stem habitat degradation. |
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