MISSION

Help save the Black Rhino from extinction - preserve cultural heritage "In Harmony with Nature"

Objective

Bring back a Prehistoric Species from Threatened Extinction and support the development of high security Black Rhino Breeding Sanctuaries. Raise funds for Black Rhino and further development of rhino expansion ranges. Create awareness for the protection of approx. 3,610 Black Rhino remaining in the wild on planet earth. It has been estimated that there were about 70,000 in the late 1960s (Reference: www.rhinoresourcecenter.com)

An estimated three rhinos were illegally killed each month in all of Africa from 2000-05, 12 rhinoceroses now are being poached each month in South Africa and Zimbabwe alone. "Rhino populations in both Africa and Asia are being seriously threatened by poaching and illegal trade," says Dr Jane Smart, Director of IUCN's Biodiversity Conservation Group.

"Illegal rhino horn trade to destinations in Asia is driving the killing, with growing evidence of involvement of Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai nationals in the illegal procurement and transport of rhino horn out of Africa," "Rhinos are in a desperate situation," says Dr. Susan Lieberman, Director of the Species Programme, WWF-International. "This is the worst rhino poaching we have seen in many years and it is critical for governments to stand up and take action to stop this deadly threat to rhinos worldwide. It is time to crack down on organized criminal elements responsible for this trade, and to vastly increase assistance to range countries in their enforcement efforts."

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Poached Rhino in Zambezi Valley - strictly copyright protected "Rhino Girls Photo Library" 2010