Endangered gazelles find Libyan 'safe haven'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 28, 2024 9:40 pm

FARWA, Libya — Cocooned in white bags and nestled in the arms of volunteers, eight young rhim gazelles — an endangered species native to North Africa — have been transferred to an uninhabited Libyan island.

Environmentalist hope their new home on Farwa island, near Tunisia, will be a haven for the vulnerable animal.

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