Summary
A wildlife park in the UK has welcomed the birth of a rare white rhino calf named Mo. She is the second rhino born in the park in 2025 and is part of ongoing conservation efforts to protect the species, which faced serious decline due to poaching.
Key Facts
- Mo is a female rhino calf born at Cotswold Wildlife Park earlier than expected.
- Mo's mother, Ruby, is 19 years old and this is her sixth calf.
- Mo and another calf born earlier in 2025 are the only white rhinos born in the UK this year.
- Six white rhino calves have been born across Europe in 2025.
- The park recorded Mo's birth on camera, which is rare for rhino births that usually happen at night.
- The park named Mo after Maureen Clifford, a long-time staff member.
- White rhinos were nearly extinct in the early 1900s, but conservation efforts have helped increase their numbers.
- Poaching remains a major threat to white rhinos despite their recovery.
