Shandu - Monarto Zoo's Latest Guest
Yesterday The Explore Adelaide team visited Monarto Zoo. Monarto Zoo is a 3,700 acre open range Zoo located 60KM south east of the Adelaide CBD.
One of the new instalments at Monarto Zoo is "Shandu", the world's largest rhino sculpture. Shandu was created to remind people of the plight of the rhinos our in the wild.
Created by international artists Gille and Mark and originally installed on Bondi Beach, Shandu is a powerful reminder of the plight of rhinos in the wild.
The heartbreaking reality is one rhino is killed every six hours. Their horns are incorrectly thought to have medicinal properties which is leading to them being killed at an alarming rate.
Unless we act now, they’ll be extinct in the wild in the next few years.
Monarto Zoo is committed to saving rhinos from extinction by providing them with a safe haven and running successful breeding programs on site.
Check out Monarto Zoo's Website to find out more
We will be posting more about our trip to Monarto in the coming weeks, so follow @ExploreAdelaide to stay up to date.
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