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The future of the black and white rhino is still uncertain. The reason? Man's relentless pursuit of the animal's horn. Help us protect these incredible species.
Pay for the salary of 2 care keepers for a month
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jackiechan
says:
"We need to preserve rhinos if we don't want our children to only know about them in museums."
Nov 05
The future of black and white rhino is still uncertain. Over the last 30 years, they have been driven to near extinction, with the world rhino population falling by more than 90 percent. The only cause of this decline is man’s relentless pursuit of the animals’ horn. In Kenya alone, the numbers of black rhino dropped from an estimated 20,000 in 1973 to just under 300 animals in 1983. This represented an average loss of 5.5 rhino per day in 10 years!
The Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s efforts to protect rhinos in the wild are critical to the survival of the species. Lewa now holds 12% of the confirmed black rhino population in Kenya. The constant population increase we are witnessing on Lewa is a direct result of our security efforts. There has not been one poaching incident on the Conservancy to date.
Some of our rhinos often need special care. On Lewa, one of our female, named Mawingo, was blinded in a fight. Mawingo gives birth approximately every 18 months, and every time she gives birth, she has to leave her calf behind, as she is unable to take care of it.
The dedicated staff on the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy hand-rears these rhinos for a total of four years. Mawingo has had seven calves other the years, and the latest one was born in September 2008.
It costs Lewa approximately $10,000 a year to take care of these orphaned rhinos. They have 2 care keepers living with them 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They particularly have to be watched at night, as predators can attack them. They are bottle fed milk almost hourly throughout the day. We want to continue hand-rearing these rhinos, but we need help to cover the cost.
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Cate
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Canada
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"The heart-stopping moment when you see a rhino in the wild will always remain as a treasured memory. Let's ensure that future generations will be able to have such an experience too."
Nov 06