I have spent the past week away from Kariega looking after other things. With me I have carried another amazing rhino experience which I shared with Jason in the dusk of the evening before I left. After several unsuccessful attempts during the...
Archive for April 2012
For a month or more the plight of the Kariega Park rhinos has been much on my mind. They even cropped up in my thoughts during an early morning walk amongst the rock-pools at the beach.
Some years ago this coastline was plagued by as ruthless a...
Poaching
Understandably, monitoring Thandi since the last procedure has been more difficult as they have retreated into the thickets again and remain elusive. The reports and photos from Jason show the presence of extensive scabbing and some area of dried...
Rhino Thandi DAY 36
In honour of Thandi, the courageous rhino who survived poaching. In memory of Themba and the unnamed rhino who fought but didn’t make it. In recognition of what they are teaching us, in admiration of her fight against indescribable odds, in...
Thandi Rhino Injection Fund
Today is day 33. The last time we worked on Thandi was 23 days ago and I was very apprehensive at what we might find under the gruesome exterior of her facial injuries. The Kariega team for today’s procedure consisted of 25 individuals on-site but...






