Getting rhino ready!
- 2 days ago
- 2 min read
Every road we repair, every fence we build, every scout we train, every member of the community we involve…and every tourist we invite to experience these community rhino is creating a safe future for these rhinos.
Their new home
Two more male rhinos will be brought to Sanctuary 2a, an extension of sanctuary 2. This area historically had white rhinos and so the vegetation and climate are well suited to white rhinos. We’ve been busy fencing, getting their habituation enclosure ready, making road improvements, expanding our scouts’ camp and infrastructure, and continuously training our scouts (we are even currently recruiting more women scouts!)
We are sure these two new rhinos will enjoy their new home as much as their neighbours Asenze and Mlevu at Sanctuary 2 do!
A little behind the scenes look at some of the prep work for the two new rhinos arriving shortly!
What do two more rhinos mean for CRCI?
The arrival of another two rhinos, albeit delayed from August 2025 given the poor condition of the road used for translocations, means that the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative is expanding…and that means it is having more impacts on the local people and landscape: more jobs, more land allocated to conservation, more wildlife-proof fencing to safeguard villages, more revenue for local development, more tourism (and all the benefits that come with that!)…Community engagement for conservation is outstanding and local people are eager to share some of their land with rhinos. We are honooured to be able to help them do this!
Want to be a part of our translocation efforts?
We’ll keep you updated as best we can, but if you want to engage more you can:
Meet the team
Translocations are a huge collaborative and team effort. We are privileged to work alongside the Malilangwe Team and their network of expert vets and ecologists, with support from the Tsholotsho Rural District Council representatives, National Parks authorities and Ward 3 traditional leaders and community members. Meet our experts here
Stay tuned...
...to find out more about our new rhinos, discover their names, ear notch patterns and how their journey went!
For more information about the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative, contact us here
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