The World Wildlife Fund also offers the chance to adopt a rhino.
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A total of 749 of the animals have been slaughtered across the country.
Across the world and out in cyberspace, rhinos are being celebrated, with lots of opportunities to join in and support literally hundred of causes, all with the same intent: protect the rhinos and stop illegal poaching.
The tales of poaching and heroic endeavors by veterinarians who rescue and care for rhinos that have had their horns hacked off and are left to die, fill social media space, drawing attention to the plight of these magnificent animals. It’s [lonely] work sitting out there in the middle of the night waiting for people to come into the bush over the fence at night. A creative take on keratin, the same substance found in rhino horn and our own hair and nails, the campaign aims to raise awareness of the threats facing all five rhino species. Today, rhinos are a vulnerable species because of habitat loss, natural disasters, and most gruesomely, poaching.
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The demand for rhino horn is having a devastating impact on rhino populations in Africa and Asia, with African rhinos barely keeping pace with the unprecedented poaching crisis. Visit worldrhinoday.org to see how you can get involved. Donate and put more boots on the ground: Paying for communications equipment and funding anti-poaching training for rangers comes at a cost and every penny counts.
