Wild rhinos and elephants first seen near the coast (7)
I believe the answer is:
inshore
'near the coast' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'wild rhinos and elephants first' is the wordplay.
'wild' indicates an anagram.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'elephants first' becomes 'e' (1st letter of 'elephants').
'rhinos' with letters rearranged gives 'inshor'.
'inshor'+'e'='INSHORE'
'seen' is the link.
(Other definitions for inshore that I've seen before include "little out to sea" , "place near coast" , "close to beach" , "No heirs (anag.)" , "not far from the coast" .)