Don’t live in SA? You can help save the endangered rhino by writing letters to South Africa’s President Zuma, contact your local zoo, volunteer and more to help stop animal poaching.
The absolute saddest rhino poaching photo yet! Source OSCAP
“I don’t live in South Africa, how can I help save the rhino?”
After hearing that sadly over 90 rhino have been killed in the first two months of this year (2012) this question was asked once again, and it was time to take a closer look.
Good people everywhere around the world are reaching out and asking, “How can I help? How can I help stop this horrible animal poaching”
Ayesha Copeland Cantor and several others from the Facebook group Outraged SA Citizens Against Poaching offered some practical suggestions.
Here are 7 Ways You Can Help Stop Rhino Poaching
- Where ever in the world you may live -
ONE:
Tell the South Africa’s President Zuma how you feel
Talk about your concern for the rhino’s survival as a species, other wildlife now being poached as well, the impact on tourism, the local people and so on.
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Write letters to the South Africa’s President Zuma.
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Write them yourself
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Get your kids and their friends ( schools) to send a postcard to our pres ( preferably on red card )
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Lobby your local radio stations and newspapers
WRITE
Union Buildings
Private Bag X1000,
Pretoria, 0001
Tuynhuys
Private Bag X1000,
Cape Town, 8000
Private Secretary Ms. Delsey Sithole presidentrsa@po.gov.za
CALL
In Pretoria, South Africa
Telephone: +27 (0)12 300 5200
Fax: +27 (0)12 323 8246
In Cape Town, South Africa
Telephone: +27 (0)21 464 2100
Fax: +27 (0)21 462 2838
TWO
Share your concern with local travel agencies who do safari tours invite them to make a “noise” with the South African government
THREE
Get local South Africans together to invite your government to put pressure on South Africa’s government to stop the madness
FOUR
Contact your local zoos and wildlife conservation organizations in your country and invite them to get their members involved writing letters to the South African government
FIVE
Help local wildlife photographers who have been to South Africa to compile photos and video clips of rhino to share. To make the rhino more real and alive and “worth” saving
SIX
Volunteer for your favorite rhino conservation protection organization. Letter writing, blog posting, online conversations and many more activities are available (Nikela loves volunteers too)
SEVEN
Donate to your rhino protection organization of choice. Be careful here not all are legitimate. Nikela Rhino Rescue can also accept your donation (100% of your donation goes to save rhino)
I live in South Africa in the Eastern Cape and would like to do some volunteer work to help save our rhinos!!!!!! Any suggestions on how I go about doing that?
Thanks
Melanie thank you so much for wanting to help. Sounds like you’re in SA. Would you like to work hands-on with a rhino project or via the internet?
Hi I was looking up saving the Rhino when I came across you website . Can I first say Thank you for all you are doing . I would love to get involved hands on in assisting our Wildlife but mostly saving our precious Rhino. I live in Jhb and am a bush lover , previously done volenter work in the Pilansburg.
Regular visitor to the Kruger . Please can you assist me in pointing me in the right direction , I really would love to get involved.
Jen
President Zuma,
I would like to consult you on the fact of rhino poaching. I do believe that it is very cruel and wrong for these innocent animals to lose their lives over such silly things as their horn and you are allowing it. This seriously needs to stop how can you live knowing that you are killing innocent animals and the babies are losing their mothers and fathers. I would sincerely love it to come to a halt! ASAP!!!!!!
P.s. the money is not worth taking an innocent life.
Hi I was looking up saving the Rhino when I came across your website . Can I first say Thank you for all you are doing . I would love to get involved hands on in assisting our Wildlife but mostly saving our precious Rhino. I live in Jhb and am a bush lover , previously done volenter work in the Pilansburg.
Regular visitor to the Kruger . Please can you assist me in pointing me in the right direction , I really would love to get involved.
Jen
That’s terrific Jen… as we don’t want to put any rhino at risk I’ll get back with you on this via email.
Dear Margrit,
I would love if you could also please provide me with some information on volunteer work. I am also keen to get involved hands on – I am not at a place where I can afford to do it for a long period, but would LOVE to get an opportunity to become involved closer to Pretoria (where I live).
I would appreciate any information you might have?
Kind regards,
Eugene
Hello Eugene… that’s terrific. Will shot you an email
Iam so sick and tired of hearing about so called concerned organizations that are asking for assistance in this project.
THERE IS ONLY ONE SOLUTION. CAPTURE THE MURDERING BASTARDS, AND HANG THEM
Bill can totally understand your anger and frustration. There are many so called “rhino orgs” and yet the killing still continues. Just today we were alerted to one of these orgs that are nothing but a scam, which sadly is not the first time.
Sadly killing the poachers is like getting rid of pawns, there’s always another one willing to take his place. It a simplistic nutshell, its a matter of apprehending the illegal trade king pins and ending the buying (huge tasks as both have gotten out of hand.)
It is a complex issue because money is to be made… the problem needs to be handled on the ground (to protect the rhino that are left), end the corruption that abounds on multiple fronts, curb the infiltration of organized crime in South Africa, and stop the demand for rhino horn and other wildlife products in Asia and else where in the world.
I live in Cape Town and would love to actually help save the rhino. Does anyone know how i can do that??
Glad you’re willing to help save rhino… will send you an email to let you know how you can help via Nikela via blog writing, graphic design, social media, research to name a few.
Good day, I am not sure whom really to contact,
We have an idea to conrtibute to the trust fund for the rhino, and need to find out the legal and correct way to persude this. For instance the neccessary documents that we do needand so forth, my husband is an independent person who has this idea and wants to be able to make it his dream, can you please be so kind as to send us in the right direction
Thank you sincerely
We love it when people step up to help. Will send you and email.
Hi. Great site. I’m in Manchester, UK so not a lot I can do in terms of Bush
work. I’m desperately saddened by the rapid loss of these majestic beasts.
I’ve lived In SA for a few years and know what the rhinos mean.
I there any way I can help. Blog? Graphics? Web?
thanks. Michael
Awesome Michael. You can help no matter where in the world you are. Definitely your skills can help make a difference. I will send you an email so we can chat more about what may best fit for you.
Hi
I am 14 and i would like to help.what can i do to assist.maybe some hands on work during my school holidays?thank you so much for making this website and raising awarenes.at least somebody in this world cares
Thank you Eden for caring enough to reach out and to offer your help, and for your kind words. Its young people like you who are the hope of the future, for the rhino, wildlife and the civilized human race. We’ll continue this conversation via email if that’s okay with you.