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 We’ve just launched our new donation page, which can now accept monthly donations by card. It takes just a few minutes to set up an ongoing donation. Even if it’s just a small amount, every little helps us to continue providing vital support to our rhino conservation partners in Africa and Asia.
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Updates from the field
 We’ve received several updates from our rhino conservation partners this month. In Kenya, the Big Life Foundation has reported an incredible rhino survival story – a young 13-month-old calf feared dead last June after being shot at by poachers has just been sighted alive on camera traps!
Elsewhere in Kenya, two Southern white rhinos were sadly found dead at Ol Jogi Conservancy last month. The rhinos were two sub-adult males, named Baraka and Riziki, aged 3.5 and 2.8 years respectively. Riziki’s horns were taken but the poachers did not manage to take Baraka’s.
Good news from Borana Conservancy, which announced the birth of a black rhino calf on 14 April: the first calf conceived on Borana since the rhino reintroductions in August 2013.
Finally, congratulations to the Running for Rangers team who successfully completed the 2015 Marathon des Sables: 250 gruelling kilometres across the Sahara Desert to raise funds for ranger equipment. Donate to support them.
Read more from our partners on our website.
Northern white rhino interest
 There has been a resurgence of interest in the Northern white rhinos this month, of which only five individuals exist in the whole world – three in Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy, one in San Diego Zoo Safari Park and one in Dvur Kralove Zoo in the Czech Republic. On our website we recap some of the key facts about this near-extinct sub-species.
Learn more.
News from Save the Rhino Trust, Namibia
 In December 2014, the Trustees of Save the Rhino Trust Namibia (SRT) launched an internal investigation in response to newspaper reports alleging that SRT staff were complicit in rhino poaching in the Kunene Region. After an extensive 76-day investigation, the independent investigator found no evidence or suspicions of any of the SRT staff being involved in poaching.
Save the Rhino Trust is dedicated to the protection of the critically endangered desert-adapted black rhino in Namibia’s Kunene region. Its job is becoming increasingly challenging with the resurgence of poaching in the country over recent years. According to latest news reports, 12 rhinos have been killed in the country since the start of the year. We remain committed to supporting this excellent organisation.
Read more.
Experts gather to discuss the illegal wildlife trade
 One year on from the London Declaration on Illegal Wildlife Trade, politicians and wildlife experts gathered on 25 March for a follow-up meeting in Kasane, Botswana, to review progress made and commit countries to new and tangible actions to end the illegal wildlife trade.
High on the agenda was the need for countries to treat the illegal wildlife trade as a serious crime by strengthening law enforcement efforts and ensuring effective legal frameworks and deterrents are in place. At the Kasane Conference countries adopted a number of additional measures, including focusing on tackling money laundering and other financial aspects of wildlife crime. Increased efforts will be placed on bringing down the kingpins of the criminal syndicates.
Read the full story.
Photo credits: Save the Rhino International, Mark Carwardine, Steve & Ann Toon, UK Foreign Commonwealth Office,
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Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100
London, UK
Love cycling and want to help rhinos? Join our team for the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100, part of this years RideLondon cycling festival. The 100 mile challenge allows cyclists the unique opportunity to cycle on traffic-free London roads.
Get in touch with emma to find out more. All applications to join our rhino cycling team must be in by 1st May.
Rhino Mayday 2015
Chester Zoo, UK
This year’s Rhino Mayday is heading to Chester Zoo, for an action-packed, informative day of talks from rhino experts.
Visit our website for speaker details, and to register your interest for tickets, which will shortly be available to purchase online.
For more information email emma@savetherhino.org
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  Laikipia Wildlife Forum, Kenya
Last month we sent £10,000 to the Anthony King Conservation Leaders’ Trust in Kenya. Anthony King was the former Executive Director of the Laikipia Wildlife Forum in Kenya, who died in a plane accident in February 2013. The Anthony King Conservation Leaders Trust is established in his memory.
The Laikipia Wildlife Forum is a community conservation association, which aims to support sustainable livelihood activities and wildlife conservation in the Laikipia region.
View all our recent grants.
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| Alex Rhind Design |
| A big thank you to Alex Rhind, freelance graphic design consultant, for her generous design support with an upcoming fundraising campaign and with the education centre at the North Luangwa Conservation Programme. You can learn more about Alex’s design work, from business communications to integrated campaigns by emailing alex. |
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| The Bead Coalition’s RHINO FORCE |
| Thank you to The Bead Coalition for raising £3,000 to help protect rhinos and support local communities. The Bead Coalition supports Save the Rhino with 20% of the recommended retail price of every Rhino Force bracelet purchased online at www.beadcoalition.com or sold in Europe. Find out more at www.rhinoforce.co.za. |
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