World Rhino and Hobbit Day

Can you imagine having two most wonderful things on the same day?

First we have World Rhino Day

Over three short decades, we’ve lost all but a few black rhinos. In 1993, less than 400 rhinos remained in Kenya. The overwhelming mission to save rhinoceros began. The Ol Pejeta Conservancy, a 90,000-acre sanctuary was chosen to house 20 black rhinos, a population that has since grown to 120 with  ongoing support. Now, as East Africa’s largest population of black rhinos, playing a huge role in rhinoceros conservation.

Wildlife Warriors – Australia

Then we also have “Hobbit Day”

 

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World Rhino Day AND Hobbit Day…What a Treat!

Today is important for two reasons:

The reciognition and information spreading of one of the worlds largest and heavily endangered animals. The Rhino…A Day which celebrates ALL five species of Rhino: Black, White, Greater One-Horned, Sumatran and Javan.

#WorldRhinoDay If every one of Save the Rhino International's 230,000 followers donated just £1 it could pay for the yearly salary of over 600 anti-poaching rangers to protect rhino. Donate today: https://t.co/DbgPqm2zGc https://t.co/JgvY1GaCHG

— #WorldRhinoDay (@RhinoDaySept22) September 21, 2018

Taronga Zoo announces Rhino pregnancy.

Happy #WorldRhinoDay! With fewer than 80 Sumatran #rhinos left on our 🌍, an unprecedented plan now aims to save the #SumatranRhinohttps://t.co/Y3lpW8oEU2 via @NatGeo @IUCN #SumatranRhinoRescue pic.twitter.com/FotnxJcn9s

— World Wildlife Day (@WildlifeDay) September 22, 2018

Today is also Hobbit Day…Hobbit Day is the birthday of both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins (different years though, obviously) The two main characters/protagonist of the two greatest series ever written!

World Rhino Day

There was no way that today of all days I was not going to write something about such an important topic!

World Rhino Day

World Rhino Day – Taronga Zoo Sydney

Rhino’s are probably one of the earths large animals that are being hunted into extinction.

World Rhino Day was first planned by World Wildlife Fund-South Africa in 2010.  Then, in 2011, Lisa Jane Campbell of Zimbabwe and Rhishja Larson joined forces to promote World Rhino Day 2011.

• There are  all five species of rhino: black, white, greater one-horned rhinos, Javan and Sumatran.  All Rhinoceros are herbivores, meaning that they only consume plants, and lots of them.

 

• The Black, Javan and Sumatran Rhinoceros species are listed as critically Endangered, meaning that they have a 50% change of extinction within 3 generations.

 

Stop the Madness

Just simply put “Stop the Madness”.

Heartless Poachers attack Rhino Orphange. Rhinos killed. Staff Beaten. #StoptheMadness

I’m not sure that the title needs a long explanation into what the article is about. Simply put a group of poachers, broke into an Rhino orphanage, and have hurt staff members, and there are reports that there has been at least one Rhinoceros euthanized. Every loss of a Rhino is devastating and that isn’t even an exaggeration.

Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation

Margot Raggett Wildlife Photography

Remembering Rhinos by Margot Raggett…Kickstarter

 

Hands off the Elephants!

I don’t normally post on the weekend, but I thought that some of you may be interested in this event.

If you have a Twitter account, or please encourage friends that have Twitter accounts. Please look for tweets #WorthMoreAlive and please look for the accounts: Wildlife Direct (Twitter) and Wildlife Direct (Webpage)

#LightaFire, #Tweet4Elephants…