Care for Wild

Care for Wild is aiming to protect and rehabilitate white and black rhinos to create a safe environment through conservation, local community outreach, and environmental sustainability.

Our team is supported by a highly qualified veterinary group and ground support vehicles that transport the rhino to the care facilities at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary. They receive the highest standard of care, feed and veterinary support during this process thus ensuring full rehabilitation. All rescued rhinos will be released into their natural habitat which is protected from potential poaching incidents and other threats. A highly qualified security team consisting of rhino monitors, canine tracking units, mounted patrol units and an armed reaction unit are permanently on duty to ensure rhino security.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Care for Wild has created opportunities for communities to resist crime, corruption, and exploitation, and to create a better and more sustainable future for themselves.

Our community projects support youth employment; economic development; food security and improved nutrition for children and adults; training and skills development; as well as creating opportunities for communities to full-fill their responsibilities as custodians of the environment. Care for Wild partnered with the Lomshiyo Community to create the Lomshiyo Community Farming Project.

Our community projects support youth employment; economic development; food security and improved nutrition for children and adults; training and skills development; as well as creating opportunities for communities to full-fill their responsibilities as custodians of the environment.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental sustainability is central to our vision. We cannot rehabilitate and rewild rhinos if there are no healthy ecosystems to release them back into. Ensuring the health and sustainability of our grasslands and water resources is critical. As is securing green energy sources.

Over 50 percent of our operating expenses funds the security that the rhinos and staff members need. The rest of the donations go to the care that rhinos need to be stabilized medically, for good feed and shelter. We work with government and private game rangers and land managers to locate the baby rhinos that have had their mothers poached by the black market trade which has led to widespread poaching of rhino horn.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
When fully developed, the project aims to establish 100ha of macadamia nut trees, 50ha of citrus, as well as commercial vegetable production.

The enterprise provides training and employment, food security and financial sustainability with equitable participation from the community.

Care for Wild has also developed a strong relationship with the Mandela and Consort Communities. Our projects include: Children's soccer team, Women's netball team, Junior Rangers (boys and girls), Feeding scheme
Provision of hats, jerseys, and blankets in Winter (through our partners).

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Waste Management
All plastic, paper, glass, and tin waste from products we consume are sent for recycling. Local schools collect 2L plastic bottles that we use for feeding the orphans’ milk. When finished, these bottles are cut and used as growing containers at the vegetable gardens.

Solar Power
We believe that green energy solutions are critical for sustainability. In South Africa power generated by coal is not only unreliable, but also detrimental to the health of our environment.

We aim to be as self-sustaining and eco-friendly as possible. As such, we are 90% solar powered. For days when the sun isn’t shining or when a new ICU arrival requires 24-hour power, a back-up generator is available.

Care for Wild is off the national electricity grid. All power is supplied through a number of solar systems within the sanctuary. We produce around 41760 kWh annually.

Water Conservation
Water is a scare commodity in South Africa. With the progression of climate change, rainfall is becoming more and more unpredictable. Summer is our rainy season. We receive an average of 785mm annually and believe that each drop of this must be carefully managed.

Care for Wild has a river called the Noordkaap running through the sanctuary. We see ourselves as custodians of this natural resource and work hard to manage it sustainably.

For the last 3 years, this perennial river stopped flowing for parts of the year.
Care for Wild has funded a project called Reclaiming the Noordkaap River. The aim of this project is: To increase water, flow Improve water quality, build storage capacity.

We have built a team of extremely hard-working, passionate, and goal-oriented people. We also have an active following of donors and supporters that believe in our efforts. on our Facebook and Instagram social media sites we have active engagement daily and it helps us get out all our goals, projects, and updates.

It is our aim to accomplish all our goals and mission in tandem with our loyal base, while also creating avenues for new supporters and donors to also join in.

We also have a strong and compassionate board, led by Petronel, that helps in keeping us on course.

Care for Wild has become an organization that garners International support, whether it is our headquarters in South Africa or our other branches in the US and UK. As the support for our cause has grown so has our capabilities to grow and facilitate better outcomes for the rhinos, local communities, and environment.