In conjunction with wildlife vet Dr William Fowlds form the African Rhino Conservation Collaboration (ARCC), Helping Rhinos have fitted 40 tracking collars to 40 rhinos rhinos across the Eastern Cape of South Africa.
These collars will enable the regions anti-poaching units to effectively monitor their rhinos and ensure that their teams are positioned in the next possible locations to keep their rhinos safe.
These procedures were made possible thanks to the support of our supporters who got behind our campaign to raise funds for this critical rhino protection operation.
You can still donate to fit more collars to more rhinos here:
The mobile vet unit is based at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and assists with the timely treatment of wildlife, including the rhino and other endangered species.
The vehicle also allows the vet team to visit local communities to treat domestic animals, including carrying out regular rabies and distemper vaccinations. This increases the positive relationship between the communities and the Conservancy.
We were able to fund the purchase and fitting of the mobile vet unit thanks to the generosity of people who attended our 2018 Spring Talk in Westminster, everyone who bid on our auction and a grant received from the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust.
Orphan Leko
How Much: £28,000
Where: South Africa
In April 2021 a new orphan was admitted to the Zululand Rhino Orphanage. He was just 2 days old and extremely traumatised.
He needed urgent veterinary care milk feeds every two hours if he was to have any chance of surviving. This all comes at a significant cost, but the Helping Rhinos supporters responded. One long time supporter made a sizeable donation that would help Little Guy get through the first weeks with everything he needed. In return, she chose the name Inkululeko, or Leko for short. His name means Freedom in Zulu.
The northern white rhino is one of the most threatened animals in the world, with just two individuals survivng – two females names Najin and Fatu. Both reside at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya and Helping Rhinos have contributed to their protection, feed and veterinary care.
Groundbreaking research is being carried out by international scientists and conservationsts into an IVF procedure to create northern white embryos from eggs harvested from Najin and Fatu and frozen sperm from northern white males who have died in recent years.
We are able to fund the protection and research of the northern white rhinos thanks to the generosity of our supporters and everyone who has adopted a northern white rhino.
It is proven that an aerial presence is a strong deterrent to potential poachers. The ‘Eyes in the Sky’ plane will patrol key rhino habitats at different times of the day helping to reduce the risk of poaching.
We were able to fund the operational costs of this plane thanks to the generosity of the Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust.