Another orphaned rhino calf has been rescued by Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in Mpumalanga.
Picture: Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary
On 3 April a SANParks helicopter delivered a small bull calf estimated to be around two months old.
The Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary reported in a post on Facebook that the young bull calf was left defenceless after its mother was killed by poachers. Not knowing what to do, it lay next to its mother’s body. Part of the calf’s tail was chewed off by hyenas that attacked it in its state of shock.
Picture: Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary
Section Ranger Rob Thompson, SANParks veterinarian Dr. Lufunu Netshithavadulu and pilot Brad Grafton reacted quickly and flew in to take the calf to the safety of Care for Wild. They acted just in time, before predators could do any more harm and before starvation set in.
The sanctuary reports that the rhino is in the Intensive Care Unit and that the team is monitoring its well-being around the clock.
‘Please keep this little one in your thoughts. He has been through so much,’ the sanctuary said in a post on Facebook.
Picture: Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary
On 13 February, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary made rhino conservation history after their 8-year-old orphaned rhino gave birth to a healthy and strong baby calf. The calf was the first in the world to be conceived and delivered naturally by parents that were both orphaned by poaching.
For more information on Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary, see their website or follow their social media pages @careforwild.
