Vietnamese Youth Helping Keep Rhino Wild By Fortunate M. Phaka (Youth 4 African Wildlife Project Leader)
Category Archives: Rhino
Rhinos today – then what?
Rhinos today – then what? After spending nearly a month in the South African bush, I have become more and more intrigued with the rhino horn poaching issue. After extensive research on the matter, I have found that it is a real crisis and if things keep progressing at this rate, the rhino will goContinue reading “Rhinos today – then what?”
Inside the Mind of a Poacher
Inside the Mind of a Poacher Say you are on a safari with your family. You are in the wild, surrounded by the beautiful South African savannah, and you notice on the horizon a female white rhino and her calf sauntering towards your vehicle, grazing as they go. Maybe you see their beauty, maybe youContinue reading “Inside the Mind of a Poacher”
One of the Few Remaining Giants
One of the Few Remaining Giants As a mega-herbivore, a plant-eater of more than 2,000 pounds in size, the rhinoceros is a largely visible and incredibly important portion of the African ecosystem. Due to its size alone, the rhinoceros does a brilliant job of clearing small shrubs and trees as it moves through an area.Continue reading “One of the Few Remaining Giants”
Extinction: Why Should We Care?
Extinction: Why Should We Care? Our world is made up of carefully balanced ecosystems, where different components rely on each other. With increasing human interference over the past decades, these natural cycles have been disrupted and destroyed. As wildlife starts disappearing from ecosystems, the whole system is thrown out of balance. This cycle can essentiallyContinue reading “Extinction: Why Should We Care?”
The Demand for Rhino Horn Needs to be Satiated
The Demand for Rhino Horn Needs to be Satiated Gold. Diamonds. Rhino horn. What do these three things have in common? They are all extremely sought after luxury goods. Rhino horn is currently one of the most expensive luxury goods in the world, selling for about $60,000 per kilogram. Each rhino horn itself is approximatelyContinue reading “The Demand for Rhino Horn Needs to be Satiated”
Rhino conservation requires a multi-disciplinary and co-operative approach
Rhino conservation requires a multi-disciplinary and co-operative approach By Fortunate M. Phaka parallax WcMgcq
The Black Mambas: Women saving the rhinos
The Black Mambas: Women saving the rhinos
Keeping up with our former interns: Lianna Nixon
Keeping up with our former interns: Lianna Nixon parallax WcMgcq After completing her Youth 4 African Wildlife Internship in 2014, Lianna Nixon returned back to Boulder, Colorado to continue her studies at University of Colorado’s Classics department. Since then, Lianna has been greatly involved with educating her community on wildlife issues that vary on anContinue reading “Keeping up with our former interns: Lianna Nixon”
Africa’s poaching crisis: The Game Changers
Africa’s poaching crisis: The Game Changers Interview with Jamie Joseph, founder of savingthewild.com – empowering Global Citizens to be a force for good.