Campaigns

The Lost Rhinos

We are losing more rhinos than any of us know – but we can turn this tragedy around.

In the past 20 years tens-of-thousands of rhinos have been lost, or in some cases, not even born! This includes –

LOST – Thousands of rhino carcasses that were never found

LOST – Hundreds of orphaned calves who were never saved

LOST – Thousands of rhinos who were never born because earlier generations fell victim to the poachers

LOST – Thousands more who perish due to a loss of their natural habitat.

By donating to this critical appeal, you will Help Us Find and Help Us Bring Back these Lost Rhinos.

40 COLLARS
FOR 40 RHINOS

Fund a Tracking Collar – Protect a Rhino

South Africa’s rhino are under siege again. As the Country’s travelling restrictions are eased, the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, that kept poachers out of the National Parks and Game Reserves and made it impossible for them to traffic illegal rhino horn across international borders, has ceased, and poaching is once again on the rise.

Helping Rhinos urgently needs to fit 40 radio tracking collars on 40 rhinos in eight different Reserves across the Eastern Cape in South Africa. This is crucial in helping the Rangers carry out their protection programmes. By identifying the location of collared rhino without the need to extensively patrol the whole of the Reserve, we save precious time and resource.

EYES IN THE SKY

769 rhinos were poached in South Africa in 2018, a decline on the year before when 1,028 were killed and welcome news, but still too high. Even in Parks that have been afforded greater protection measures such as the Kruger National Park, more than 2,000 poacher incidents were recorded and 422 rhinos were lost. Poaching syndicates are indiscriminate and will exploit any opportunity to plunder Africa’s amazing wildlife. In the Eastern Cape, reserves are experiencing a dramatic increase in rhino poaching.