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"22 countries, 28,500 kilometres, and almost 3 months later the answer to our question is yes. Yes you can get from London to Cape Town and onto Harare in a summer holiday. Was it easy? Not necessarily. Was it worthwhile? Absolutely. What an experience, what a continent and what a trip." See James and Ollie's fundraising page here They have raised over £1,800 for CRCI through their drive, and a whole lot of awareness and we are very honoured by their support! See below a rec

Today, on World Rhino Day, we celebrate the incredible white rhinos of the Community Rhino Conservation Initiative, and the strength, stamina and sheer resilience of this remarkable species. If you haven't already met them... Thuza ("to charge/strike") and Kusasa ("tomorrow") are well and truly the rockstars of Ngamo sanctuary. Mlevu (named after the local Ward Headman championing community-based conservation) and Asenze ("let's do it!") have been roaming Mlevu sanctuary for

It's been a WILD first few weeks for these two new rhinos and our entire CRCI team! For many months, we considered ways to make the next two community rhinos' translocation trip (moving them from Malilangwe in the South-eastern part of Zimbabwe to their home in Sanctuary 2a on communal lands adjacent to Hwange National Park's southern boundary) as smooth as possible...a huge challenge considering the very poor state of some of our roads. We considered trains, the Elephant Exp

After last year’s very first women scout recruitment in March 2025, we had another 20 women attend a selection course in July 2026 in hopes of becoming women scouts, and part of the Cheetahs community wildlife protection unit. Selection course instructor Predict with the 14 women who completed the course. Our recruitment drive targeted local villages, inviting interested women to apply to the Cheetah selection course. The selection course started with 20 participating women.

The Community Rhino Conservation Initiative is proud to support the men and women who are dedicating their lives to protecting community wildlife in southern Hwange: our Cobras and Cheetahs. So today, we celebrate them, along with all the rangers around the world! Given our very recent translocation of more rhinos to communal lands as part of CRCI, the job of these scouts has never been more important! Find out more about the recent translocation here and help name the new

Meet the rhinos! Read about their epic road trip here Rhino number 1: Birth date: 2 September 2017 Male Ear notched as number 91* Mother/founding line: Chavagwisa Bigger and older rhino, very relaxed and already at ease in his new home! Rhino 91 was guided into his translocation container. Rhino number 2: Birth date: 8 July 2019 Male Ear notched as number 905* Mother/founding line: Njakeni A bit younger and more restless, but looks up to his older friend rhino number 91 a