PROTECTING
RHINO
Save the Waterberg Rhino was set up to protect rhinos
in the Waterberg, South Africa.
Rhino are being killed every day.
They are killed for their horns to supply illegal markets in Asia. The horns are used for trinkets,
power status symbols, after party tonics and traditional medicine.
Poaching has hit a level where rhinos may be facing extinction in the very near future,
if we can’t save them.
SPECIES OF
RHINO
RHINO
INVIDUALS
COUNTRIES WITH
SIGNIFICANT POPULATIONS
YEARS BEFORE
POSSIBLE EXTINCTION
Rhino species have existed for more than 5 million years and now, the Asian rhinos are on the
brink of extinction and African rhinos face an uncertain future because they are the main target
for poaching.
aBOUT sAVE THE wATERBERG rHINO
We are a locally based non-profit in the Waterberg, set up in 2012, to support the protection and conservation of
rhino.
upcoming projects
to fund
- Security enhancements to protect rhino
- Environmental education centre
- Security equipment
Rhino need help!
what you can do
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- Help us raise funds
Latest news
Why are Rhino important?
Rhinos are mega-herbivores who significantly alter the habitat around them and thus affect large numbers of other organisms this is known as a keystone species. Rhino poaching started more than a decade ago and lots of time, money, and even
Fake Rhino Horn
Fake rhino horn – the answer to stopping the poaching or encouragement to an illegal trade? With rhinos numbers being decimated by illegal poaching the race was on to find an idea to reduce or stop poaching and save rhinos
Kruger Rhino Numbers
The recently released rhino numbers from Kruger National Park have shocked the rhino conservation world. There is obviously a large discrepancy in reported poaching numbers and actual poached rhino numbers over the last few years. This is hardly surprising as
Covid impact on rhino poaching
Rhino poaching numbers in national parks dropped by 33% in 2020 compared to 2019 numbers. 394 rhinoceroses were poached for their horns compared to 594 the year before. South Africa decided to implement a long and hard lockdown to cope
22 September 2021 – Today is World Rhino Day
Today is World Rhino Day. Rhino are some of the most iconic animals on Earth. Join us to help spread awareness by celebrating World Rhino Day. World Rhino Day is a day of awareness for all five rhino species and
A celebration of rhinos and tourism
This September month celebrates both rhinos with World Rhino Day on 22nd September and Tourism day on 27th. Here in the Waterberg both tourism and rhinos are important parts of our environment, both contributing to the essence of the Waterberg. The Waterberg,
Rhino poaching numbers increasing, private rhino owners targeted
The Department of Environment, Fisheries, and Forestry released the latest rhino poaching statistics on 1st August for the period of January to June 2021 and the numbers show a 50% increase compared to 2020. The environment minister, Barbara Creecy, admitted that
Value of environmental education for kids
453 people visit the Waterberg Living Museum thanks to funding from Marataba Community Conservation Fund As of the end of April 2021, 453 people mostly children have undertaken a one-day field trip to the Waterberg Living Museum outside Vaalwater, in the Waterberg
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