Today, 22nd September 2014 is World Rhino Day, a day when we should be celebrating “5 Rhino Species Forever”, but with the latest reports showing that at least 736 rhino have already been poached in South Africa this year (that’s 3 per day!), can we really hope that the Rhino will be around for our…
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It’s World Rhino Day 2013 – and the Battle Continues…
When I wrote a blog about World Rhino Day last year, I had truly hoped that the world would make a stand and bring an end to the horrific poaching that continues to wipe out great numbers of this magnificent species… but the truth is, it has gotten worse. Over 680 Rhino’s have been poached…
Saving Rhinos One at a Time – The Story of Themba & Thandi
Few events have a real impact on your life, and for me those would include the premature death of Princess Diana, the horrific terror attack on New York on September 11th, and the South East Asian Tsunami on Boxing Day in 2004. All of these tragic events affected me deeply, and left a small but…
The Plight of the South African Rhino
Having witnessed the beauty of Rhinos while on safari in South Africa it is hard for me to imagine how anyone could wish to endanger this magnificent species for the sake of some ridiculous myth that the Rhino horn has medicinal properties, curable benefits and indeed magical powers! However, it is only to clear that…
