With a heavy heart...

Today's post is a happy/sad one, but there is hope and you can be a part of it.


Rhino's around the world are faced with a very bleak future indeed. I've been reading through the rhino conservation web sites, and Facebook posts, and my heart is breaking for them and the men and women who are working tirelessly to try and save these magnificent creatures.


In South Africa alone, over 138 rhinos have been slaughtered for illegal trade during the first four months of 2011.
The Rhino's are killed for their horns which are then sold illegally, so the worst part is that these Rhino's have all been killed for "nothing". Here is why...


Busting the rhino horn medicine myth with science


If you have read/seen any of the stories or been fortunate enough to see a Rhino, then I urge you to spread the world and here is a great link to what you can do to help.


Hope for the rhino's future; what you can do to help


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Now, on a lighter note, in the midst of such destruction...


There has been an addition to the world's rhino population and I'm pleased to "introduce" you to him;

I say "introduce", because an introduction would imply an exchange of names, but he is yet to be named... So you can give your suggestions by leaving a comment below and at the end of the week we will put the names in a hat and draw one out.

The bum shot...if you have ever tried to take wildlife photies, you are bound to end up with some of these.

Thanks for helping my kind

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