JUNE 16th Private rhino owners are facing a perfect storm of unsustainable costs, and the number of rhinos being given up because owners can’t afford to protect them continues to increase. Kieries is one of these rhinos. At nine years old she has had to…
Crags of ancient rock and twisting rivers, 1,000-year-old trees and a rug of bushveld the size of Israel… it’s been part of South Africa’s DNA for generations. And a way of life. Load the car, strap the kids into the back seat and head for…
Under a full moon, two strangers climb quietly through a game fence intent on one task. They are there to poach rhinos. They do not need torches because the moonlight makes the bush so beautifully clear. They believe that without a torch their presence will…
Poached for their horns, rhinos teeter on the brink of extinction. One white rhino is a beacon of hope, the poster rhino for what can be accomplished when humans work together. On Monday, January 24, after 30 operations and with the aid and collaboration of…
South Africa is currently experiencing a significant crisis in the private rhino ownership world. The facts are as follows: There are approximately 11,000 rhinos left in SA; 8,500 of those are in private hands. The decimation of rhinos in public reserves has been so severe that…
Our founder, Helena Kriel, writes about Seha, a truly heroic rhino. Stay tuned for more information about this remarkable rhino! The future of Rhinos: The Tale of Seha, a Journey of Survival
Baby Rhino Rescue’s own Helena Kriel co-authors an eye-opening and controversial article on the plight of the rhino. Be prepared – although there are no images, the description of a poaching incident will stay with you. Read it here: The World’s Last Rhinos
Covid 19 has shone numerous spotlights on the world’s problems including how we interact with the natural world. Since the virus was declared a zoonotic one, the fear has grown that there are other potentially lethal viruses lurking in the wild. This has had a…
White rhinos have evolved a companionable and friendly social structure which means that with the exception of a lone dominant male, there are very few white rhinos that live alone. They are vegetarians who spend an inordinate amount of time eating grasses which are low…
Charles Darwin speculated that horns on animals were a way of advertising fitness for mating and the larger the horn the more attractive a male would be to a potential female partner. He was not able to explain why within one species there was no…
We wanted to know more about what baby rhinos experience when they are rescued, so who better to ask than a person responsible for their wellbeing and care -namely Dr. Jana Pretorius. A highly experienced wildlife vet, she runs the Rhino Pride Foundation located in…
