In recognition of World Rhino Day on Thursday, September 22, the Wilderness Foundation hopes to reach the "10,000 names" benchmark on its international Save the Rhinos petition (www.wildernessfoundation.co.za/savetherhinos/). To date, over 9,500 individuals have signed the petition, with comments including, "Don't let the human race be responsible for the extinction of yet another species!" and "This shocking cruelty must be stopped immediately." The Wilderness Foundation launched the … [Read more...] about Wilderness Foundation aiming for 10 000 Signatures on “Save the Rhinos” petition
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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?
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?
Drive to Save the Rhino
www.MyPE.co.za: The Addo Honorary Rangers in association with Adventure 4x4 Academy in Port Elizabeth will be hosting a 4x4 training course on 5 March 2011, aimed at all 4x4 drivers. All funds raised from this event will assist South African National Parks, (SANParks) to combat rhino poaching in the Eastern Cape. Over 300 rhinos were killed for their horns across South Africa in 2010, with no less than nine rhinos killed in the Eastern Cape thus far. As the rhino killings in the Eastern Cape … [Read more...] about Drive to Save the Rhino
