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28 January 2016

Another Poached Rhino Arrives at HESC

By Jabulani

On Monday 18th January 2016 two female rhinos were poached on a neighbouring reserve. The older rhino cow died due to the severity of the injuries she suffered. She was pregnant, and died along with her unborn foetus.

Her two and a half year old calf survived with serious injuries after her horn was hacked off with a chainsaw. Both rhinos were not shot, but were rather drugged with etorphine, a tranquilizer also known as M99.

The surviving rhino cow was brought to HESC, accompanied by Kapama`s ecologist Eric and Dr. Leizel Steinman. Our curators, Linri, Carmen and Christo, were also on the scene to lend assistance. This rhino will undergo the same series of treatment procedures as Lion’s Den and Dingle Dell, and the road ahead is long and painful. We can only pray that she heals completely too.

The rehabilitation of this young female will no doubt bear heavy costs for HESC, both financially and time-wise. We are however determined to do everything in our power to save this rhino’s life, as every single rhino counts in this global fight to save a species.