Phinda Rhino dehorning project
Fundraising to dehorn x10 Rhinos per annum
Munywana Rhino Dehorning Project
Dehorning x10 rhinos per year
Dehorning has historically been used widely in Southern Africa to reduce the risks of poaching on both black and white rhino. Much experience has been gained on the techniques, impacts on behavior of rhinos and the impact of dehorning on the risk of rhinos. Veterinary, operational and management aspects of dehorning and its effectiveness as a deterrent to poaching is evident.
The main objective of this dehorning exercise is simply to remove the lure, temptation or incentive for poachers to enter the reserve and shoot a rhino to obtain the horn illegally. After a dehorning is carried out, rhino horns grow rapidly, they need to be trimmed after 12-18 months. Wild Impact and the Phinda team are planning on dehorning x10 Rhinos per year and are actively raising funds to sustain this conservation work to deter poachers from killing rhinos for their horns.
Project Budget
USD
14,289
GBP
11,676
ZAR
227,911
Background & activities
In 2015 alone x116 Rhinos were killed in KwaZulu Natal. The black-market price per kg was on the rise and demand at an all-time high. The tentacles of organized crime syndicates and other influence within law enforcement and our justice system was starting to show signs of very suspicious and dubious decisions in our local magistrate’s courts and investigations. A plan to mitigate the risk of Rhinos being poached to extintion was adopted by the Munyawana Members.
From the outset it is important to state clearly that dehorning rhinos in the Munyawana is not expected to stop poaching or risk or even to replace the role that our security teams or other initiatives play in reducing risks and preventing rhinos from getting poached. The addition of dehorning is expected to reduce the risk of rhinos been shot and killed. It is also expected to deter the chances of poachers who are still willing to take the risk and enter the reserve, getting arrested or shot and killed to get the rhino horns.
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