African Entrepreneurship Records 2

Chapter 1272 Rhino Garden
"Of course, don't be timid when doing things. Just get the person into the pot first. It's just a matter of paying a little more for the travel expenses." Ernst finally reminded.

Even if they could retain 10% of these people, it would be a win for East Africa. Mo Lin also understood this truth. He said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The National Defense Security Agency has done a lot of this over the years, the most famous of which was the rescue of Archduke Ferdinand from Mexico.

It has to be said that this generation of the Habsburg family had a good lifespan. Both Emperor Franz and his brother Ferdinand were still alive.

Historically, Emperor Franz could no longer hold on at the end of 1916, but now he serves as the stabilizer of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After all, he has not experienced the pain of losing a son and the severe war situation in his previous life, so his body is much stronger than in his previous life.

Archduke Ferdinand of East Africa, Ernst's father-in-law and former Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, was in better health than Franz.

He is younger than Emperor Franz, and his life after retirement is much more relaxed than that of Emperor Franz. Now he can even travel around East Africa with the Archduchess.

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Lake Malawi.

Lake Malawi Rhino Park.

Archduke Ferdinand: "Is this the Far Eastern rhino you raise?"

The staff of the rhino park did not hesitate to introduce the animals to Archduke Ferdinand and his wife: "Yes, Your Excellency, there are currently 82 Sumatran rhinos living in our park. They are one of the only three remaining Far Eastern rhinos."

"We first imported three Sumatran rhinos in 1886, and later we imported more. Now all are bred and raised in our park."

There are three species of Far Eastern rhinoceros, or Asian rhinoceros: the Sumatran rhinoceros, the Indian rhinoceros, and the Javan rhinoceros.

As for why they are called Far Eastern rhinos, the main reason is that these three types of rhinos were once distributed in the Far Eastern Empire. Of course, the rhinos in the Far Eastern Empire are basically extinct now, and the single-digit number of rhinos is not enough to support the reproduction of their population.

The staff member went on to say: "The Sumatran rhinos introduced into our country mainly come from the Southeast Asian region, including Vietnam, Siam, the East Indies, and the Lan Fang Overseas Province."

"Now, our park may be one of the largest Sumatran rhinos in the world. Due to the slaughter in recent years and the lack of laws, the number of Sumatran rhinos in Southeast Asia has declined rapidly."

"However, since the Lanfang Overseas Province and East Kalimantan region have been incorporated into our country, at least it can be ensured that the number of Sumatran rhinos and Javan rhinos in our country will not decline too quickly."

"We also have seven rhino breeding centers in our country, covering the only five rhino species left in the world. The white rhino and black rhino are relatively common in our country, with a population of more than tens of thousands. As for the three species of Far Eastern rhinoceros, there are probably less than a thousand in East Africa, including the colonies."

There are two species of rhinoceros native to East Africa, the white rhinoceros and the black rhinoceros. These are also two types of rhinoceros unique to the African continent, and the distribution areas of these two types of rhinoceros are basically in East Africa.

These two types of rhinoceros are also the two most numerous rhinoceros in the world. In contrast, the living environment of the Sumatran rhinoceros, Javan rhinoceros and Indian rhinoceros is rather worrying.

Take the Indian rhinoceros for example. There may be only 300 of them in the world today, distributed in India, Nepal and East Africa, and possibly in the Far East Empire.

Of course, the Indian rhinos in East Africa are obviously not wild, but were introduced from India in the last century and artificially bred. The Indian rhinoceros breeding base established in East Africa is in Mozambique.

Princess Charlotte said: "This Sumatran rhino doesn't seem to be much different from our native rhinos!" The staff replied: "Rhinos look similar overall, and the Sumatran rhino and East African rhinos both have two horns, while the Indian rhino and Javan rhino only have one horn. So we guess that the Sumatran rhino may be more closely related to the two East African rhinos. Of course, some scholars believe that the Sumatran rhino is more closely related to the other two Far Eastern rhinos. Their views are mainly based on habitat distribution."

"Of course, our native rhinos are superior in number and size. The other three species were introduced mainly to study the medicinal value of their horns."

"The introduction of the Far Eastern rhinoceros was led by the Chinese Medicine Association at the time."

There was a small episode when the Far Eastern rhinoceros was introduced to East Africa, which was what kind of rhinoceros species was used in the traditional medicine of the Far Eastern Empire!
After all, rhinos are now basically extinct in the Far Eastern Empire. Even if they have passed down some prescriptions, the East African Chinese Medicine Association at that time could not be sure which rhino horn was used.

So East Africa simply bought up all three species of Far Eastern Imperial rhinoceros. In the last century, although the number of Far Eastern rhinoceros was already very small, they could still be found by spending a little more money.

This is also a helpless thing. After all, there is a huge demand for rhino horns all over the world. Far Eastern countries regard rhino horns as good medicine, while in Europe, America and the Arab region, rare rhino horns are also relatively expensive decorations.

The staff member went on to say: “We originally established three Sumatran rhino breeding bases, but only the rhino park next to Lake Malawi was successful.”

"This place is next to Lake Malawi and has mountains in the east, so it is less disturbed by the outside world. Supplies are mainly transported by water from Lake Malawi, so it can be isolated from the outside world. In the future, there will be more Sumatran rhinos here."

Although the industry around Lake Malawi is developed, there are still a lot of undeveloped areas, especially the surrounding mountainous areas.

The environment is similar to that of the Sumatran rhinoceros habitats in Sumatra or Kalimantan. In fact, it is conceivable that the Far Eastern rhinoceros was once widely distributed throughout the Far East and Southeast Asia, so their adaptability is still very strong.

There are actually three main reasons that threaten the survival of Asian rhinos. One is the rhino horn trade, one is the impact of human development activities, and the last is climate change.

Among the three situations, the most typical one is obviously in the Far Eastern Empire. After all, from ancient times to the present, the Far Eastern Empire was the first to use rhinoceros as a strategic material. Secondly, the Far Eastern Empire has a large population. Finally, the climate change in the Far Eastern Empire is the greatest.

The reason why the rhinos in the Far Eastern Empire suffered a devastating disaster is only in recent decades. The population of the Far Eastern Empire reached a peak during the Qing Dynasty, and the introduction of firearms made hunting rhinos easier.

As for Southeast Asia, India and other regions, the reason why rhinos can still survive today is not because the people in these places are more noble, but because their civilization is too backward.

A small population also means that the living environment of rhinos is less affected. In fact, in the 21st century, after the population in Southeast Asia increased, the Sumatran rhinoceros and the Javan rhinoceros were almost extinct. On the contrary, the Indian rhinoceros has recovered from the current -plus to nearly to .

India is a relatively special country. Many large wild animals have not become extinct in India. This should be related to India’s religious culture.

Of course, as long as East Africa exists, it is foreseeable that East Africa will long remain the world's largest country in terms of rhinoceros population. There are more than 40,000 native white rhinos in East Africa alone, including the northern white rhinoceros that became extinct in previous generations.

In the past, the last northern white rhino became extinct in Kenya, but there are currently thousands of northern white rhinos in East Africa.

Although East Africa once traded ivory, leather, rhino horns and other resources with other countries, resulting in large quantities, as East Africa shifted to industrial development at the end of the last century, wildlife eradication activities in East Africa began to be restricted.

Of course, the most important point is that after turning to industrial development, agricultural reclamation activities in East Africa fell into a period of slow growth, and the demand for land in East Africa decreased, accompanied by an increase in protected areas in East Africa.

(End of this chapter)