Today is World Rhino Day and an excellent opportunity to celebrate all you’ve helped us to achieve since this time last year. Here’s are some of our greatest moments from the past 12 months… 1 We were invited to the wedding of the century Our director Map Ives and Botswana Trustee Kai Collins were lucky
Did you know that black rhinos are couch potatoes? They like to stay in one place and not move around too much. Well, why would they? Thanks to our tiny termite architects, the rhinos can enjoy an idyllic existence on the many termite islands that stud the Okavango Delta.
Camera trap images provide an unobtrusive glimpse into the secret lives of animals. These incredible pictures, taken one misty morning, show not one but two leopards, AND a critically endangered black rhino only metres apart. See these amazing images here…
RCB’s dedicated team is on-call 24/7. So when reports of an injured rhino came in late on Saturday evening, we rallied the troops and were ready to track down the animal at dawn the next day.
Thanks to funding from the Born Free Foundation and Remembering Rhinos book campaign, this summer, RCB will install an intelligent network of state-of-the-art camera traps to keep Botswana’s rhinos even safer.
Map Ives recalls the excitement of seeing one of the first white rhino calves born in the Delta. An experience only topped by seeing that calf again – now a magnificent young bull – in April. Read about this incredible reunion here…
Savas, one of RCB’s two new rhino protection dogs, recently passed a critical phase in his training when he took his first helicopter flight ahead of his deployment to Botswana this summer.
When black and white rhinos are relocated to Botswana, these pioneering individuals are understandably keen to learn about their new home and often roam around, covering great distances, before settling down. Find out what happens when one of them wanders off into trouble…
Four people are about to do something that’s either totally crazy or totally awesome, depending on your point of view. They’re going to run the Virgin Money London Marathon for Rhino Conservation Botswana (RCB) and for wild rhinos. Join them on their journey…
Dear friends,
2017 has been a year of mixed fortunes for rhinos. Though RCB is achieving more for rhino conservation in Botswana than we ever thought possible, elsewhere the number of rhinos being killed is still alarmingly high.
That’s why RCB’s work in Botswana is more important than ever. For the rhinos’ security, I can’t share the number of young born this year, but we’re proud that Botswana’s rhino numbers are increasing steadily. When other populations are in decline, every precious rhino calf is a cause for celebration – and a vital contribution to the world’s population.
Read more about our rhino successes in 2017…