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Leading conservation initiatives to PROTECT the rhinos, PRESERVE their habitats & PROVIDE for the people who live alongside them. 🦏
It's #RhinoFriday and it's almost #Christmas, so please enjoy these festive rhinos 🎄
December 19, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It's #RhinoFriday and it's almost #Christmas, so please enjoy these festive rhinos 🎄
The team at FollyFarm are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered eastern black rhino who has been named Rhodri, which derives from the Welsh for strength and resilience. 🙌
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Folly Farm marks second birth of critically endangered rhino
FOLLY FARM is celebrating the birth of another critically endangered eastern black rhino calf – and it’s a boy! This is the second rhino calf to be born at the family-run zoo, and the second in Wales ...
pembrokeshire-herald.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The team at FollyFarm are celebrating the birth of a critically endangered eastern black rhino who has been named Rhodri, which derives from the Welsh for strength and resilience. 🙌
pembrokeshire-herald.com/128119/folly...
pembrokeshire-herald.com/128119/folly...
Kenya has officially opened the world's largest rhino sanctuary. Spanning 3,200 square kilometres it is hoped the new sanctuary will help accelerate the growth of Kenya's rhino population.
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-12...
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-12...
Ruto launches world’s largest rhino sanctuary in Tsavo West
Kenya is targeting faster black rhino population growth
www.the-star.co.ke
December 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Kenya has officially opened the world's largest rhino sanctuary. Spanning 3,200 square kilometres it is hoped the new sanctuary will help accelerate the growth of Kenya's rhino population.
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-12...
www.the-star.co.ke/news/2025-12...
Gift an adoption this #Christmas and give them a gift they'll love that really makes a difference 🦏🎄
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December 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Gift an adoption this #Christmas and give them a gift they'll love that really makes a difference 🦏🎄
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We are once again blown away by the generosity 🦏 THANK YOU @mrrickygervais.bsky.social not only for your support of our work but for your continued efforts to help animals of all kinds across the world 🙌
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
We are once again blown away by the generosity 🦏 THANK YOU @mrrickygervais.bsky.social not only for your support of our work but for your continued efforts to help animals of all kinds across the world 🙌
Two Nigerian nationals are due to appear in court in South Africa in connection with the trafficking of rhino horns and lion or tiger bones to southeast Asia. #wildlifecrime
www.citizen.co.za/news/south-a...
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Nigerian nationals to appear in court over seized rhino horns | The Citizen
The two foreign nationals were arrested for the trafficking of rhino horns and lion or tiger bones to southeast Asia.
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December 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Two Nigerian nationals are due to appear in court in South Africa in connection with the trafficking of rhino horns and lion or tiger bones to southeast Asia. #wildlifecrime
www.citizen.co.za/news/south-a...
www.citizen.co.za/news/south-a...
Proposals to enable a one-off sale of stockpiled ivory and weaken restrictions on rhino horn has been rejected by parties at the current CITES conference.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Southern Africa’s wildlife trade agenda implodes, and with it the veneer of a ‘successful’ conservation model | Daily Maverick
CITES CoP20 in Samarkand exposed a stark truth: the conservation model southern Africa has spent decades promoting is no longer credible.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Proposals to enable a one-off sale of stockpiled ivory and weaken restrictions on rhino horn has been rejected by parties at the current CITES conference.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
Kenya's #rhino population is now expected to exceed previous projections and reach 3,900 inidividuals by 2050 under a country-wide expansion plan.
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Kenya’s rhino population projected to hit 3,900 by 2050 under expansion plan
YouTube video by KTN News Kenya
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December 5, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Kenya's #rhino population is now expected to exceed previous projections and reach 3,900 inidividuals by 2050 under a country-wide expansion plan.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTFf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTFf...
Former #KrugerNationalPark ranger Rodney Landela and his co-accused have had four of the six charges against them dropped, however the pair still face charges of illegally killing a rhino & being in possession of a fire arm with intent to commit a crime.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyW4...
Rhino Poaching | Court withdraws 4 of 6 charges against 2 accused
YouTube video by SABC News
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December 3, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Former #KrugerNationalPark ranger Rodney Landela and his co-accused have had four of the six charges against them dropped, however the pair still face charges of illegally killing a rhino & being in possession of a fire arm with intent to commit a crime.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyW4...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyW4...
A male Javan rhino has died just a few days after being translocated to the Javan Rhino Study and Conservation Area - an official announcement states he died as a result of a long-standing chronic illness.
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Translocated Javan Rhino Dies Just Days After Reaching Conservation Area
The clinical condition of Javan rhinoceros Musofa has declined 2 days after arriving at the special conservation area. Ujung Kulon National Park Agency reveals the cause of death according to necropsy...
en.tempo.co
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A male Javan rhino has died just a few days after being translocated to the Javan Rhino Study and Conservation Area - an official announcement states he died as a result of a long-standing chronic illness.
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en.tempo.co/read/2069048...
November 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Authorities in Singapoe have seized the country's largest ever haul of illicit rhino horns, with investigations showing the hornsd originated in South Africa. #WildlifeCrime
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Singapore snares record haul of smuggled rhino horns from South Africa
Singapore seized a record 35.7 kg of smuggled rhinoceros horns worth about S$1,130,000 ($867,430) en route to Laos, the largest haul in Singapore to date, the National Parks Board said on Tuesday.
www.reuters.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Authorities in Singapoe have seized the country's largest ever haul of illicit rhino horns, with investigations showing the hornsd originated in South Africa. #WildlifeCrime
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Officials in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province have announced a drastic decline in #rhinopoaching, with just 86 rhinos lost so far this year to poaching, compared with 218 in the same period last year.
www.citizen.co.za/northern-nat...
www.citizen.co.za/northern-nat...
KZN rhino poaching declines as Ezemvelo intensifies protection | Northern Natal News
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife reports a major decline in rhino poaching, praising rangers and outlining strengthened security measures.
www.citizen.co.za
November 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Officials in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal Province have announced a drastic decline in #rhinopoaching, with just 86 rhinos lost so far this year to poaching, compared with 218 in the same period last year.
www.citizen.co.za/northern-nat...
www.citizen.co.za/northern-nat...
🙌THANK YOU for your support 🙌
From 335 donations, via 38 Rhino Champions, in just 72 hours, you raised an incredible £79,073 for rhinos. 🎉
From 335 donations, via 38 Rhino Champions, in just 72 hours, you raised an incredible £79,073 for rhinos. 🎉
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🙌THANK YOU for your support 🙌
From 335 donations, via 38 Rhino Champions, in just 72 hours, you raised an incredible £79,073 for rhinos. 🎉
From 335 donations, via 38 Rhino Champions, in just 72 hours, you raised an incredible £79,073 for rhinos. 🎉
It's the FINAL DAY of our critical Matched Giving Appeal ‼️Extinction Is Calling | Rhinos Need You‼️
Whether you can give £5 or £500, your donation is DOUBLED and your support today will strengthen the lifeline for a species slipping towards extinction. 🦏
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Whether you can give £5 or £500, your donation is DOUBLED and your support today will strengthen the lifeline for a species slipping towards extinction. 🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
November 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
It's the FINAL DAY of our critical Matched Giving Appeal ‼️Extinction Is Calling | Rhinos Need You‼️
Whether you can give £5 or £500, your donation is DOUBLED and your support today will strengthen the lifeline for a species slipping towards extinction. 🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
Whether you can give £5 or £500, your donation is DOUBLED and your support today will strengthen the lifeline for a species slipping towards extinction. 🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
It's day two of our critical, time-limited #MatchedGiving Appeal - ‼️Extinction Is Calling | Rhinos Need You‼️
Hear from some of our partners on the ground about the work that your donations make possible 🙌
Donate today to have your donations DOUBLED🦏🦏
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Hear from some of our partners on the ground about the work that your donations make possible 🙌
Donate today to have your donations DOUBLED🦏🦏
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November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's day two of our critical, time-limited #MatchedGiving Appeal - ‼️Extinction Is Calling | Rhinos Need You‼️
Hear from some of our partners on the ground about the work that your donations make possible 🙌
Donate today to have your donations DOUBLED🦏🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
Hear from some of our partners on the ground about the work that your donations make possible 🙌
Donate today to have your donations DOUBLED🦏🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
Our critical Matched Giving Appeal - ‼️Extinction Is Calling | Rhinos Need You‼️is NOW LIVE!
Between now and 11pm (UK time) on Friday 21st November all donations will be DOUBLED, meaning your will donation will go twice as far and have twice the impact🦏🦏
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Between now and 11pm (UK time) on Friday 21st November all donations will be DOUBLED, meaning your will donation will go twice as far and have twice the impact🦏🦏
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November 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Our critical Matched Giving Appeal - ‼️Extinction Is Calling | Rhinos Need You‼️is NOW LIVE!
Between now and 11pm (UK time) on Friday 21st November all donations will be DOUBLED, meaning your will donation will go twice as far and have twice the impact🦏🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
Between now and 11pm (UK time) on Friday 21st November all donations will be DOUBLED, meaning your will donation will go twice as far and have twice the impact🦏🦏
www.charityextra.com/helpingrhino...
How amazing that we get to exist on this spinning rock in space at the same time as these incredible animals 🦏
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
How amazing that we get to exist on this spinning rock in space at the same time as these incredible animals 🦏
Wonderful news as an important #blackrhino population in Kenya has welcomed a new calf 🙌
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Video Critically endangered black rhino calf born in the wild in Kenya
Wildlife researchers are celebrating the wild birth of a critically endangered eastern black rhino as a tiny subgroup in Kenya attempts to repopulate after nearly being wiped away from the region.
abcnews.go.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Wonderful news as an important #blackrhino population in Kenya has welcomed a new calf 🙌
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
While the proliferation of cute AI-generated wildlife videos may seem like harmless fun, a recent study has highlighted how these videos are adding to our disconnect from the natural world and warping expectations of animal behaviour.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
AI-generated wildlife videos generate confusion and threaten conservation efforts
A video is circulating on social media in which a leopard enters the backyard of a house where a child is playing, and a cat confronts the leopard and scares it away, protecting the child. The video h...
phys.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
While the proliferation of cute AI-generated wildlife videos may seem like harmless fun, a recent study has highlighted how these videos are adding to our disconnect from the natural world and warping expectations of animal behaviour.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
The case against rhino poaching accued Schalk Abraham ‘AB’ Steyn and Dawie Groenewald has once again be postponed, this time to January 2026. The pair were initially arrested in 2021. #wildlifecrime
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Mbombela court delays pre-trial in rhino horn case - LNN - Network News
The pre-trial of Schalk Abraham ‘AB’ Steyn and Dawie Groenewald, accused of rhino horn possession, has faced multiple delays since their 2021 arrest.
www.citizen.co.za
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The case against rhino poaching accued Schalk Abraham ‘AB’ Steyn and Dawie Groenewald has once again be postponed, this time to January 2026. The pair were initially arrested in 2021. #wildlifecrime
www.citizen.co.za/network-news...
www.citizen.co.za/network-news...
A fascinating look at a new AI backed technology created by elephant biologist Seema Lokhandwala. The devices "listen" for elephants and play noises to deter them upon detection, with already promising results for lessening human-elephant conflict.
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/ai-s...
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/ai-s...
AI system eavesdrops on elephants to prevent deadly encounters in India
When elephant biologist Seema Lokhandwala, with the Elephants Acoustic Project, visited a village near Balipara in India’s Assam state, as part of her fieldwork in December 2015, she witnessed firstha...
news.mongabay.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A fascinating look at a new AI backed technology created by elephant biologist Seema Lokhandwala. The devices "listen" for elephants and play noises to deter them upon detection, with already promising results for lessening human-elephant conflict.
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/ai-s...
news.mongabay.com/2025/10/ai-s...
A study of South Africa's Provincial nature reserves by the
EMS Foundation South Africa has found deeply troubling issues across the board, and a systemic lack of support and funding for these vital wild spaces.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
EMS Foundation South Africa has found deeply troubling issues across the board, and a systemic lack of support and funding for these vital wild spaces.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
SA’s provincial nature reserves, and our conservation legacy, are dying
South Africa prides itself on being one of the most biodiverse nations on Earth, yet a new report reveals that the very lands entrusted to safeguard this wealth are falling apart, in a systemic collap...
www.dailymaverick.co.za
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A study of South Africa's Provincial nature reserves by the
EMS Foundation South Africa has found deeply troubling issues across the board, and a systemic lack of support and funding for these vital wild spaces.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
EMS Foundation South Africa has found deeply troubling issues across the board, and a systemic lack of support and funding for these vital wild spaces.
www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025...
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Please share & #RememberHedgehogs this #bonfire season!
STOP. Do you need to have a bonfire? Could you do something more wildlife-friendly?
MOVE the bonfire materials to new site just before lighting.
CHECK the pile carefully by lifting each section.
LOOK before you light from one side only.
Please share & #RememberHedgehogs this #bonfire season!
STOP. Do you need to have a bonfire? Could you do something more wildlife-friendly?
MOVE the bonfire materials to new site just before lighting.
CHECK the pile carefully by lifting each section.
LOOK before you light from one side only.
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Please share & #RememberHedgehogs this #bonfire season!
STOP. Do you need to have a bonfire? Could you do something more wildlife-friendly?
MOVE the bonfire materials to new site just before lighting.
CHECK the pile carefully by lifting each section.
LOOK before you light from one side only.
Please share & #RememberHedgehogs this #bonfire season!
STOP. Do you need to have a bonfire? Could you do something more wildlife-friendly?
MOVE the bonfire materials to new site just before lighting.
CHECK the pile carefully by lifting each section.
LOOK before you light from one side only.