Port Elizabeth based law firm Rushmere Noach has itself and through generous contributions from its clients recently donated R190 000 towards the Kariega Foundation Trust's "Save the Rhino" project. The donation is the culmination of a drive to raise funds initiated as part of the firm's recent birthday celebrations. The donation cheque was presented to Graeme Rushmere of Kariega at a function attended by the Rushmere Noach board and their partners during a most enjoyable weekend stay over … [Read more...] about Join the fight to save Rhinos
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Did Woolworths ‘Poach’ Poaching Video?
The delicate balancing act between showcasing the horrors of Rhino poaching and the need to 'shock' people into sitting up and take notice of the plight of Rhino's in South Africa often leads people to trample over the rights of others in a misguided attempt to profit off of the situation. Often legitimate owners of copyrighted material are 'coerced' into 'donating' video and images that they do not want to make public owing to the shocking horror of said images or video. Trampling on the … [Read more...] about Did Woolworths ‘Poach’ Poaching Video?
Rhino Poaching Video – Not for Sensitive Viewers
On Friday 11 February 2011 the owners of Kariega Game Reserve were rendered speechless with shock to see that one of their Rhinos horns had been evilly butchered and chopped off during the course of the night before. See: Can You Even Begin to Imagine This Rhino’s Pain? At the time we saw some horrendous images of the Rhino in it's last moments before having to be put down. The video below was not allowed to be released until Carte Blanche had had their moment in the sun with the story … [Read more...] about Rhino Poaching Video – Not for Sensitive Viewers
Poachers: 51 – Rhino: 0
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa says rhino poaching in the country is a cause for concern as it is continuing to increase at an alarming rate. Molewa is now calling for more public involvement in the efforts to reduce rhino poaching in the country. She also took the opportunity to congratulate members of the National Wildlife Crime Reaction Unit (NWCRU) for their escalating number of arrests of suspected poachers and related criminals. Since January 2011, a total … [Read more...] about Poachers: 51 – Rhino: 0
Can You Even Begin to Imagine This Rhino’s Pain?
On Friday morning my old mate, Mike Holmes rushed off to Kariega Game Reserve, just outside Kenton-on-Sea, accompanied by Ocean Messengers founder, Rainer Schimpf. The site that greeted their eyes was horrific and heart rending. I am sure that the thoughts of African barbarism, peddled by former colonialists in Africa, of babies being held aloft by the ankle over a raging fire only to be smashed against rocks once their brains had cooked flashed through many an observers mind as they … [Read more...] about Can You Even Begin to Imagine This Rhino’s Pain?
