Why Rhinos Are Best Transported Upside Down By Helicopters? See Reasons Here

The capture and transporting of African big elephants, Rhinos, Buffalo, lions, Leopard can be sometimes dangerous to both the specialist and animals of great care is not carried out.

Today, I shall share with you the main reason why scientists transport rhinos upside-down helicopters during relocation.

Types of Rhinos

There are five types of species of rhinos worldwide namely Black rhinos which are mostly found in Africa. The species that are most threatened are the white rhinos and they are grouped into two subcategories namely Southern and Northern White rhino.

The white rhinos are mostly found in South Africa. The third type is mostly found in the thick forests of Indonesia and is known as the Javan rhino. Lastly, we have the Sumatran rhino ( this type of mostly found in Southern Asia) which is the smallest type of rhino, it weighs about 600 kilograms- 900-kilo grams, and the greater one-horned which is also known as the Indian rhino.

The reason why rhinos are relocations

One of the main reasons why rhinos are relocated is to safeguard them from poachers. These animals are hunted for their horns which have a readily available market in Asian countries. They are transported to areas that are fenced and they can be monitored throughout by the world life services.

Reason Why Rhinos are transported upside-down 

Wild services officers inject tranquilizer drugs to the target rhino before capturing them. This drug allows the animal to doze off thus enabling the officers to capture it. During transportation, the rhinos are suspended upside-down by their ankles from a helicopter.

Transporting rhinos upside down using helicopters is one of the most common and safest ways to be relocated these huge mammals for short distances. Transporting rhinos upside improves the ventilation.

The link below shows a black rhino being transported upside down using a helicopter.