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Expedition Rhino: The Search for the Last Northern White

An expedition team including wildlife cameraman Vianet Djenguet venture into war-torn South Sudan in the hope of rediscovering the extinct northern white rhino.

With the death of the last captive male, Sudan, the northern white rhinoceros was officially declared extinct in 2018. But in recent years, possible sightings from a remote region in the heart of Africa have given conservationists hope. Could this charismatic animal get a miraculous second chance?

This film follows a dedicated international team of experts on an expedition to war-torn South Sudan in search of the northern white rhinoceros. An animal native to this unexplored and dangerous region in Africa, the team is taking a huge risk to realize the dream that a lost population of these incredible beasts still exist.

The team comprise of Paul Naden, expedition leader and CEO of rhino rescue charity Saving the Survivors (STS), Vianet Djenguet, a highly skilled Congolese wildlife camera operator, Dr Johan Marais, the world-leading rhinoceros veterinarian and founder of Saving the Survivors, and Aldo Kane, a high security expert and former royal marine.

South Sudan has suffered the longest civil war in Africa鈥檚 history. There is no developed road system, no power grid or phone networks, and no internet. There have been very limited wildlife surveys done in the last decades, and no film crew has been allowed to film in the country for years. But the crew will to do whatever it takes to find hope for the existence of this sub-species.

The dedicated team experience the highs and lows of expedition life in this vast country. A wonderful and wild place, they meet with indigenous Dinka tribes, deploy search technology and throw everything they can at the search against all its odds - until the expedition is turned upside down due to events that shock the world.

43 minutes

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Wed 4 Jan 2023 02:00

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Executive Producer Doug Mackay-Hope
Director Tom Jarvis
Director Cherique Pohl

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