Animal lovers come together to celebrate World Rhino Day

See how the world of Instagram is celebrating the rhino, too! At crisis point, the problem is by no means isolated to parks and reserves in the Rainbow Nation and and we could see rhino deaths overtaking births from 2016 to 2018, meaning rhinos could become extinct in the wild by 2026. From South Africa, which is suffering extraordinary pressures from rhino poachers, to London and across Europe to Asia and New Zealand, events are scheduled to focus on the plight of all five species of rhino: Black, white, greater one-horned, Sumatran and Javan rhinos.

The battle to stop rhino poaching will only be won through long-term education and not by condemning the people who do it, a film-maker has said. By doing so, you’ll be helping to support vital conservation work, restoring fragmented areas of habitat, helping implement anti-poaching measures.

With the constant threat to the rhinoceros and wildlife population as a whole, there is so much you can do to get involved, especially today on World Rhino Day. The project has already successfully transported its first batch of rhino, but there’s a lot more to do. Please visit them and help the rhinos prosper.

Official figures show more than 1200 were killed last year for their horns and 750 have been targeted so far this year. More funding is needed for medical care for the injured animals.