THIS HOLIDAY SEASON,
NAME A NEWBORN
RHINO CALF
NAME A NEWBORN
RHINO CALF
You've helped us raise enough to protect ONE newborn! Will you help us with the others?
| $27 654 RAISED |
|
$50 000 GOAL |
During this holiday season Rhinos Without Borders invites you to help name the rhino calves born in the wild to Rhinos Without Borders. $25,000 USD covers the costs to monitor and protect a newborn calf and its mother for 3 years. Gifts of any size have the opportunity to suggest a name. Simply enter your suggested name in the comments field of the donation page or send us an email at: info@greatplainsfoundation.com. All names will be entered into a drawing and the winning name will be assigned to one of these remarkable free-ranging calves. Join us in helping protect these precious additions to the wilderness and name-a-newborn!
AS FEATURED IN:
Relocation of up to 100 rhinos comes after record numbers of the
animals were killed in South Africa last year.
10 DAYS OF SAVING A RHINO
THE RHINO REALITY
RHINOS ARE HANGING BY A THREAD
THE SOLUTION
WE'RE MOVING AT LEAST 100 RHINOS out of densely
populated areas that are attracting poaching, and releasing them
into the wild within Botswana where poaching is virtually
non-existent.
A GLOBAL EFFORT TO SECURE ON-GOING
SURVIVAL
SOUTH AFRICA TO BOTSWANA
WE'LL DEVELOP A NEW BREEDING NUCLEUS
AWAY FROM THE PRESENT CLUSTERS
OF BREEDING EFFORTS
AWAY FROM THE PRESENT CLUSTERS
OF BREEDING EFFORTS
PHASE 1
FUNDRAISING
1 x Rhino = $45 000
The Rhinos Without Borders crowd funding campaign is specifically
to raise money for the translocation of rhinos, with each rhino
costing $45,000 each. This includes all aspects of the operation
such as capture, quarantine, transport, release and monitoring.
Only bank fees will be deducted from any amount donated, no admin charge is incurred and all funds will go directly into the initiative.
Only bank fees will be deducted from any amount donated, no admin charge is incurred and all funds will go directly into the initiative.
PHASE 2
CAPTURE, TRANSLOCATE, RELEASE
The first group of 10 rhinos have already
been moved earlier this year and are doing well in their new home
in Botswana's wilderness where they are being monitored and
protected. Thanks to your support, we are already preparing to
move the next larger group at the end of 2015. The timing of each
operation is based on seasonal temperatures, locations of release
suitability, feed available (per season), flood waters in the
release locations, the readiness of top level anti-poaching teams
and the technology we have in place.
PHASE 3
POST RELEASE ASSISTANCE
We provide post release assistance to the
Botswana authorities wherever possible to secure and monitor the
rhino. Our budget contains elements that cover ongoing monitoring
and anti-poaching efforts in Botswana. We're working with top
experts in rhino anti-poaching, technology and security, in
conjunction with the Botswana Defense Force and the Ministry of
Environment.
PHASE 4
COMMUNITY EDUCATION & OUTREACH
The communities are our eyes and ears on
the ground and we aim to make the citizens of Botswana our
partners in protecting their national resource. Already the
tourism sector is the largest job creator in the Ngamiland
district, with ready-made channels of discussion with
communities. We aim to use these and establish more ways to talk
to and educate communities about how best to protect this asset
against foreign poaching. Included in this plan, is a facility
for incentives for incentive for information leading to arrests.
We have already begun our education programme in schools and
communities and will continue to expand and develop this program
throughout the initiative.
YOU CAN CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING:
$26
Day 1: 26 is a significant number
26 was the original number of rhinos translocated in Rhino Without Borders. Through the generosity of dedicated conservationists around the world, these lucky 26 rhinos went on to establish new crashes of rhinos in pristine wilderness areas. Join Rhinos Without Borders in celebrating the original 26 by making a gift today and help us “Name-a-Newborn” in the process.
$50
Day 2: Veterinary Costs
Rhinos Without Borders is proud to work with some of the top wildlife vets in the world and there is nothing more rewarding than working with some the curious and cute baby rhinos! Join us by showing your appreciation, allowing these dedicated “rhino doctors” to apply their trade so carefully and successfully!
$250
Day 3: Monitoring (field teams)
Since Rhinos Without Borders monitors are keeping protective eyes on the rhinos daily, we are the first to know when the new babies arrive. Gifts of $150 helps ensure our field teams can operate in remote areas and keep watch over the new babies and their mothers.
$750
Day 4: Monitoring (technology)
Employing advanced technologies allows the Rhinos Without Borders team to monitor the newborn calves’ movements. For $750, help us employ cutting edge, innovative technology solutions to our Rhinos Without Borders monitoring arsenal, making the monitoring efforts easier and much more effective.
$1 000
Day 5: Community Conservation Education
Engaging local communities is critical to long-term conservation. Celebrate the individuals who are committed to ensuring rhinos remain part of their living natural heritage. Your gift will allow us to conduct conservation lessons which teach the importance of wildlife, the relationship between people and nature as well as ecosystem conservation. The impact is far reaching, influencing a future generation of conservationists.
$1
Day 6: THANK YOU
Today we pause to THANK all our supporters and friends who have joined Rhinos Without Borders in the #name-a-newborn campaign. Together, we are making a huge impact in global rhino conservation!
$100
Day 7: Technology in the Operations Center
Rhinos, like many threatened species, benefit from the advances in monitoring technologies. This holiday season, join Rhinos Without Borders in giving the gift of state-of–the-art technology to our dedicated monitors!
$1 500
Day 8: Monitoring (Aerial surveys)
Rhinos Without Borders rhinos are released and born into undisclosed, wilderness areas. Given the tough terrain; our monitors use both on-the-ground and aerial surveying to keep a close eye on them. Gifts of $1,500, will help ensure our dedicated pilots and aircraft can watch the babies grow from the air.
$25 000
Day 9: All costs for monitoring a newborn + its mother for 3 years
The monitoring and security of rhinos is a costly business. We invite you to join us today in helping Rhinos Without Borders fund the critical work of monitoring and protecting these pioneering rhino and their offspring in Botswana. $25,000 USD will help us protect a newborn and its mother for the next 3 years. Donors who wish to sponsor a newborn for the full $25,000 will be given the opportunity to name-the-newborn and receive personalized updates about their newborn as they continue to grow and thrive in the wilderness.
$1
Day 10: THANK YOU
The cost of helping save a species…PRICELESS.
Rhinos Without Borders is made possible by the dedication and commitment of individuals like YOU. Thank you for joining us in our #name-a-newborn campaign, helping ensure the very survival of wild rhino and their offspring.
ABOUT DERECK & BEVERLY
Dereck and Beverly Joubert are award-winning filmmakers, conservationists, and National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence, who have been filming, researching and exploring Africa for over 30 years.
Through their media company "Wildlife Films", they have made blue chip productions for National Geographic, all of which focus on Africa's wildlife, with strong conservation messages at their core. The Jouberts also co-founded the Big Cats Initiative with National Geographic, as an emergency initiative to slow the rapid decline of big cats around the world.
The Joubert's have received international recognition for their films and conservation work. Such accolades include 8 Emmy's, a Peabody, a Wildscreen Panda & Outstanding Achievement Award and a Lifetime Achievement Award to name but a few.
Yet their greatest rewards have not come in the form of trophies that can sit on their shelves, but in their conservation successes, saving the wildlife they love and the wilderness which has become their home.
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