Rhino Guardians

Welcome to Rhino Guardians

Join Helping Rhinos as a Rhino Guardian and help us to protect rhino in their natural habitat.

Rhino Guardians are highly valued individuals and organisations who are committed to helping and protecting the rhino in its natural habitat. Together, this special group of likeminded and dedicated conservationists support Helping Rhinos to deliver across three key focus areas:

PROTECT the wildlife
  • Ground based & aerial anti-poaching patrols and surveillance
  • Monitoring of the largest population of Eastern black rhino in the world
  • Rescue and rehabilitation of orphan rhinos in South Africa – the global poaching epicentre Ground-breaking technology to keep rhinos safe
PRESERVE their habitats
  • Expanding habitat and dropping fences
  • Restore and rewild degraded wildlife habitat
  • Rhino translocations to start new populations
PROVIDE for people
  • Building of schools and community centres
  • Education outreach programmes in local communities
  • Improving livelihoods through conservation led community up-skilling initiatives
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Helping Rhinos

Rhinoceros are a critically endangered species with just over 6000 Black rhinos left in the world. Human activity has caused a dramatic decline in rhino number with very few surviving outside national parks and reserves owing to the persistent threat of poaching and habitat loss.

Since its formation in 2012, Helping Rhinos has had a significant impact in the world of rhino conservation, raising close to £4m to protect the rhino within our areas of operation and expand their natural habitat.

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However, poaching remains a daily threat and maintaining viable rhino populations that have the freedom toroam in their natural habitat is a constant challenge.

Our mission over the next five years, with the help of our Rhino Guardians, is to significantly expand our areas of operation in Africa through the creation of Rhino Strongholds.

With your help we can support the expansion of natural habitats for wildlife, providing a secure, sustainable and healthy eco-system which is rich in biodiversity.

Our goal is for generations of rhino to thrive in wild spaces while simultaneously contributing to socioeconomic stability within local communities.

Become a Rhino Guardian

Rhino Guardians commit to making a generous annual donation to Helping Rhinos. This regular philanthropic gift gives Helping Rhinos the financial means and security to plan for the future and to deliver our long-term vision.

In return, we offer three exclusive levels of recognition.

Gold Guardian
£5,000
Silver Guardian
£2,500

 

Bronze Guardian
£1,000

If you would like more information before becoming a Rhino Guardian, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

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Benefits Include:
  • A personal welcome
  • Exclusive invitation to online ‘Guardian Gatherings’ to discuss the charity’s vision and strategy
  • A dedicated Rhino Guardian Impact Newsletter per year
  • Recognition in our Annual Report (optional)
  • Advanced invitation to an exclusive behind the scenes ‘Conservation Safari’
  • Priority VIP booking for Helping Rhinos Events
  • Rhino Guardian pin
  • A discount in the Helping Rhinos online store (proprietary products only)

Your Impact as a Rhino Guardian

As a Rhino Guardian your support empowers Helping Rhinos to continue its critical work of creating ‘Rhino Strongholds’ – expanding wild spaces for wildlife.

Your commitment enables the charity to bring together rhino conservationists from across Africa to deliver a shared vision of a safe and sustainable future for rhino in their natural habitat.

The future of free roaming rhino in Africa is at risk. Over the next five years, your endowment will play a vital role in helping the charity to significantly expand its areas of operation, delivering a positive impact on the protection of rhino and their habitat.

Rhino Calves nose to nose

Rhino Guardian’s make a difference. Working together, we can significantly increase our impact on key rhino conservation initiatives. Join us as a Rhino Guardian now, and contribute to:

  • The protection of the largest population of Eastern black rhino in the world
  • The running of the only rhino rescue and rehabilitation in KwaZulu-Natal
  • The expansion of key rhino habitats which is enabling the introduction of black rhino to areas they have not inhabited for many decades
  • The operation of the Black Mambas, the world’s first all female anti-poaching unit
  • The support of Early Development Centre Schools, facilitating the delivery of effective conservation learning

The Original Rhino Guardian

Simon Jones

Founder & CEO

Following a devastating triple poaching attack in 2012 on the Kariega Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape of South Africa, UK businessman Simon Jones was moved to action. The heart-wrenching incident compelled Simon to take immediate action and do everything in his power to protect this species that means so much to him.

Simon founded Helping Rhinos and has devoted his life ever since to protecting this icon of the African plains and consequently becoming our ORIGINAL RHINO GUARDIAN.

Our Rhino
Inspiration

Thandi

Poaching Survivor

One of the victims of the 2012 poaching attack on Kariega, and the only survivor, was a rhino named Thandi. It is a modern day miracle that any animal could have survived the horrific injuries Thandi suffered that fateful night. But survive she did!

And not only did she survive, she is thriving. Since her attack, Thandi has given birth to 5 calves and is also a grandmother three times over. We are expecting Thandi to give birth to a sixth calf in 2025.

Thandi’s story gained media coverage around the world and helped bring the realities of rhino poaching to an international audience. Her strength and determination to survive, almost as though she knew she had a role to play in ensuring her species has a future on our planet, is a true inspiration to so many people working tirelessly to protect the world’s remaining rhinos. And she is certainly an inspiration to everyone at Helping Rhinos.

THANK YOU
for your passion and dedication

We look forward to welcoming you as a Rhino Guardian.

For more information and to join Helping Rhinos as a Rhino Guardian, please contact our CEO, Simon Jones for an exploratory call:

Tel: +44 (0)7912 346 223
email: [email protected]

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