Zambia and Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are two countries at the center of wildlife trafficking networks, with the wildlife products like rhino horn and elephant ivory being transported from and through Zambia and DRC to other transit countries. Angola, DRC, Mozambique, and Tanzania have been identified as source countries for ivory poaching and trafficking. … Continued
According to the IUCN, Sumatran rhinos are classified as Critically Endangered and are perilously close to extinction, with only approximately 80 individuals remaining. While the zero-poaching rate for rhinos has been maintained since 1992, poaching remains a threat, along with habitat loss. The Leuser Ecosystem supports the largest, and possibly only, viable population of Sumatran … Continued
Project Rhino is a collaborative platform of 37 public, private, and civil society actors in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) region of South Africa. It received RRF funds through African Conservation Trust, with the collective purpose of reducing wildlife crime. This project is collectively responsible for the second largest rhino population in the KZN region: a place … Continued
Rhino poaching in South Africa has hit alarming levels, with over 8,000 rhinos being poached in the last decade. The KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) province in South Africa is an important landscape for rhinos as it has the second highest population of both black and white rhinos. The RRF is supporting Wildlife ACTโs project in KZN to … Continued
Flying for Wildlife was created with the purpose of providing free-of-charge aerial assistance to conservation organizations working on the ground in Zimbabwe. They have operated for five years and flown around 1,000 hours in support of conservation. This aerial support has resulted in some key successes in the past year like identifying poaching hotspots, locating … Continued
Over the last decade, around 8,900 African rhinos have been lost to poaching and are still being poached at a rate of two per day. Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary has multi-disciplinary teams involved in the rescue and rehabilitation of rhinos orphaned by poaching. The RRF provided emergency funding to expand Care for Wild Rhino … Continued