Through our 3 main focus areas – Security and Protection, Education and Awareness, and Community and Conservation – we are building a vast network of solutions, partners and supporters to help us reach our mission to protect the rhino.
SECURITY & PROTECTION
Security clusters HAVE BEEN INitiated IN THE WATERBERG and with more funding the aim is to cover the entire region. This involves the installation of LPR cameras that use state of the art software. THESE Can track vehicles ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY all the way to Kruger National Park and beyond nationally, so that information can be shared and criminals apprehended.
Equipment for rangers constantly needs upgrading so that they can have access to the best communication units, intelligence systems, bullet-proof vests and even bivvy tents to improve their lives out on patrol.
WHILE VASTLY SIMILAR, THE BLACK RHINO AND
WHITE RHINO HAVE SOME VERY KEY DIFFERENCES – AND IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THEIR COLOUR!
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DID YOU KNOW A RHINO CAN REACH A SPEED OF 30 MPH?
*The top speed of the fastest man on earth, currently Usain Bolt, is 27.8mph*
AND THOUGH THEY ARE POOR SIGHTED, THEY MAKE UP FOR IT WITH AN ACUTE SENSE OF HEARING AND SMELL!
EDUCATION & AWARENESS
COMMUNITY & CONSERVATION
65+ GAME LODGES
80% OF RHINO PRIVATELY OWNED
FROM BASIC TENTED CAMPS TO 5* LUXURY
MALARIA FREE AREA
WILDLIFE & HABITAT
JUST THREE HOURS DRIVE NORTH FROM JOHANNESBURG, THE WATERBERG IS A RENOWNED UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, LISTED SINCE 2001 AS A BIOSPHERE RESERVE, KNOWN FOR ITS SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPE AND RICH DIVERSITY OF WILDLIFE.
AN AREA OF UNIQUE BIODIVERSITY – FROM THE BIG 5 TO RED LIST ENDANGERED SPECIES LIKE THE AARDVARK AND BROWN HYENA, AND ONE OF THE LAST REMAINING ROAMING PACKS OF WILD DOG – THIS MALARIA-FREE HAVEN HOSTS EXCEPTIONAL SAFARI LODGES THAT CATER TO A VARIETY OF TOURISTS AND TASTES.
THE BIG 5
ALL MAIN ANTELOPE SPECIES
GIRAFFE
ZEBRA
200+ SPECIES OF BIRD
45,315 SQ KM
MOUNTAIN, SAVANNAH & RIVER
UNESCO BIOSPHERE
MALARIA FREE
80% OF THE SIZE OF KRUGER
Rhino horn has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for over 2,000 years, touted as a cure for a number of ailments.
In the last few decades, demand has spiked within Asian markets, employing the horn for medicinal purposes or simply as a status symbol.
INCREASED DEMAND = INCREASED DEATHS.
But here’s the rub – Rhino horn is made of the same protein as our own hair and fingernails (keratin).