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Showing posts with label rhino protection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rhino protection. Show all posts
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Rhino Species Breakdown - from http://www.guardian.co.uk
There are five species of rhinoceros, all of which have been pushed to the brink by loss of habitat and by poachers who kill them for their horns. Follow this link to find out how the Wilderness Foundation is assisting in the fight against rhino poaching.
White
Exists as two sub-species: the southern white lives mostly in South Africa and numbers around 15,000; whereas only seven northern whites survive (including a calf born at a Czech zoo in 2000, pictured right) and may even be extinct in the wild.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
2012 – an end to rhino poaching?
In 2011, a record high of 443 rhinos were poached in South Africa. However, a number of arrests and convictions were made, and the Wilderness Foundation’s Forever Wild team is dedicated to pursuing an end to the poaching crisis. Keep a lookout for the latest updates and news…
504 Dollars raised in 1 Like 1 Dollar Campaign!
A big 'thank you' to all of you - our Rhino heroes - for your support of the 1 Like 1 Dollar campaign. African Safari Consultants have generously donated $504 to the Wilderness Foundation's Forever Wild Rhino Protection Initiative. What a positive start to 2012!
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Wilderness Foundation's Rhino Protection Successes
The Wilderness Foundation launched the Forever Wild – Rhino Protection Initiative in May, 2011.
The Campaign aims to gather support from the public and various stakeholders to help fight against rhino poaching in South Africa and save the rhino from extinction in the wild. As an organisation, the Wilderness Foundation is involved in rhino protection activities on two main levels:
Save the Rhino Petition:
Firstly, it is gathering signatures on a petition through http://wildernessfoundation.co.za/savetherhinos/ which will be delivered to the US congress in early January in order to bring the situation to the attention of international governments. Without the intervention of government and the public, the rhino may be extinct in the next ten years. This petition has already received over 12,000 signatures!
The Campaign aims to gather support from the public and various stakeholders to help fight against rhino poaching in South Africa and save the rhino from extinction in the wild. As an organisation, the Wilderness Foundation is involved in rhino protection activities on two main levels:
Save the Rhino Petition:
Firstly, it is gathering signatures on a petition through http://wildernessfoundation.co.za/savetherhinos/ which will be delivered to the US congress in early January in order to bring the situation to the attention of international governments. Without the intervention of government and the public, the rhino may be extinct in the next ten years. This petition has already received over 12,000 signatures!
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