The “Inconvenient” luxury of endangered wildlife in Asia parallax WcMgcq Lobbyists advocating to legitimise rhino horn trade generally do not examine the use of rhino horn in Asia in terms of it being a luxury goods product. With a record 1004 rhinos killed in South Africa in 2013, rhino horn sells for as much asContinue reading “The “Inconvenient” luxury of endangered wildlife in Asia”
Category Archives: Rhino
Can Generation Y Redeem the Sins of the Fathers for the Benefit of Generation Z?
Can Generation Y Redeem the Sins of the Fathers for the Benefit of Generation Z? The human onslaught and threat to wildlife, especially in Africa, is not a new phenomenon. Ever since Europe colonized Africa, the continent’s wildlife has been eradicated with brute gunpowder and man’s intent on satisfying his lust for blood sport. ManyContinue reading “Can Generation Y Redeem the Sins of the Fathers for the Benefit of Generation Z?”
Retrospect.
– Taz Watson Retrospect is a lovely thing. I am now sitting at my desk, back in city civilization and reflecting on the past 2 months that we – a group of 5 young interns – spent in the bush doing rhino conservation. What a journey it has been. I feel deeply blessed to haveContinue reading “Retrospect.”
Reflecting on 2 Months of Rhino Conservation
– Amanda Levine It has been around two weeks since the internship ended and as I have eased my way back into reality I have come to some realizations of how deeply this whole internship impacted me. I come to feel more connected to nature in a way. I feel more comfortable around animals andContinue reading “Reflecting on 2 Months of Rhino Conservation”
Prevention Measures – StopRhinoPoaching.com
Prevention Measures – StopRhinoPoaching.com – Vanina Harel Elise Daffue founded StopRhinoPoaching.com in 2010 primarily as an informative web-based platform about rhino poaching, the syndicates and the characteristics of the demand. However, they started getting involved in fundraising not much later as more and more people got involved and wanted to help. StopRhinoPoaching was elected bestContinue reading “Prevention Measures – StopRhinoPoaching.com”
An Invaluable Experience I Will Never Forget
An Invaluable Experience I Will Never Forget – Vanina Harel These two months in the African bush have been an extremely rewarding experience. It is one thing to read about the rhino poaching crisis in the news or in scientific papers; it is another to experience it for yourself. Before going onto the internship, IContinue reading “An Invaluable Experience I Will Never Forget”
A Needle in a Haystack
A Needle in a Haystack – Steven Kiley The rhino YPO Interns have successfully completed a 2 month stay in South Africa and Botswana. Loads of challenges have brought us new insights into the conservation and preservation of our planet in general. Unique ways of seeing how one can help and what nations internationally canContinue reading “A Needle in a Haystack”
Predators and Prey
Predators and Prey – Y4AWL Intern A few nights ago, as we drove back to camp after a long day of rhino tracking, we spotted a wild dog killing an impala. The impala lay slumped at the side of the road, injured but alive. Our car had startled the wild dog as we drove by,Continue reading “Predators and Prey”
The Orphanage Angels
The Orphanage Angels – Taz Watson
PTSD in Rhinos?
PTSD in Rhinos? – Amanda Levine Elephants are known to be extraordinarily intelligent creatures. It has now been scientifically proven that elephants are smarter than we give them credit for with brains relatively similar to that of a human.