Mokolodi Rhino Conservation
The Mokolodi Rhino Fund is being established in 2012 following the substantial increase in rhino poaching throughout the southern African region. As a direct result of the ongoing rhino poaching in the region, the threat to Mokolodi's rhino population is both real and considerable. Madikwe Game Reserve, located 30 kilometers from Mokolodi Nature Reserve, has had a number of poaching incidents this year. Madikwe lost 4 rhino to poaching within a month. South Africa has reported 199 rhino poached by the 30 April 2012. By the end of June 2012, over 250 rhino have been poached in South Africa alone.
The Mokolodi Rhino Fund will assist in enabling the Reserve to better manage its white rhino population and to ensure more regular monitoring of the Reserve's rhino. Ultimately, as the Fund becomes better established, Mokolodi plans to have a dedicated rhino monitoring and surveillance team. In order to do this, the Reserve needs to obtain operational equipment and staff, including the purchase of a vehicle and employment of a minimum of three rangers to monitor our rhino on a daily basis.
Rhinos are generally poached for their horn and currently, most rhino horn is sent to the southeast and east Asia markets (mostly Viet Nam and China) where it used for traditional medical purposes. Within southern Africa, the number of rhino poached has hit alarming numbers over the past four years, with over five percent of the world's white rhino population being killed since 2008.
Contributing to the Mokolodi Rhino Fund, donors are able to make a real difference to management of the Reserve's white rhino population and can assist in ensuring that Mokolodi continues to contribute to the management and conservation of this species.
Mokolodi Rhino Fund - DonationsShould you wish to support the Mokolodi Rhino Fund through a donation, please use your name and "RHINO" as Reference and also email your details to us (
administration@mokolodi.com), so we can keep you informed on the Reserve's rhino activities. Donations can be made into the following account:
Bank: First National Bank
Branch: Industrial Branch, Gaborone Botswana
Account name: Mokolodi Wildlife Foundation
Account number: 62080409785
Branch code: 281-667
Swift code: FIRNBWGX
Reference: {YOUR NAME + RHINO)
