CREATING RHINO STRONGHOLDS

The rhinoceros is a keystone species, a giant herbivore whose everyday actions help to maintain a biodiversity that is critical to the survival of thousands of other wildlife species who share the same environment. Without this 'ecosystem engineer' the habitat would be irrevocably altered by overgrown or invasive wild flora and contribute to the global climate change crisis.

Maintaining viable rhino populations that have the freedom to roam in their natural habitat, when the pressures on land and natural resources are increasing at such a rapid rate, is a constant challenge. There is an urgent need to restore habitats back to their natural state while simultaneously ensuring protection processes are in place and providing a sustainable improved livelihood for the local communities.

Continuing to work predominantly in Africa, Helping Rhinos' goal is to restore and rewild degraded landscapes that provide the best possible security to reduce the risk of poaching and are large enough to allow the rhino and all other wildlife to demonstrate natural behaviours.

These wild spaces will become protected environments that improve the livelihoods of local people and see a growth in the rhino population for generations to come - Rhino Strongholds.