UK-based charity Blankets for Baby Rhinos has helped South Africa’s wildlife with far more than just warmth; helping anti-poachers, honorary rangers, endangered species and more groups with essentials! Here’s where their helping hands have been felt over the past few months:
Global (06 November 2024) — Don’t be deceived by the name Blankets for Baby Rhinos. This UK-based charity might have an incredible network of knitters, but they’re also behind far more than just providing warmth to wildlife.
Blankets for Baby Rhinos’ are largely a community of committed fundraisers who support efforts beyond rhino conservation and protection. Their helping hands have been felt all over South Africa—from support for pangolins to giving SANParks honorary rangers an extra boost for their anti-poaching services and even supporting rangers children with goodies.
Recently, the Blankets for Baby Rhinos’ team shared what they have been up to the past few months from July to September. Here’s a recap of all their efforts toward South Africa’s wildlife!
Rhino Love
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary: Blankets for Baby Rhinos provided financial support to the tune of over R22 000 to help black rhino orphan RiRi and calf Phoebe’s medical costs. They also supported a new white rhino orphan with funds and even rallied donations for the horses at the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary in the mounted unit!
The Rhino Orphanage: The knitters’ network helped pay for Binti the baby rhino’s medical expenses; contributing a huge chunk of support (also over R22 000) to get the little one back to strength.
Chimp Kindness
Chimp Eden: True to their roots, the charity supported the only chimpanzee sanctuary in South Africa with lots of warm blankets through a very cold winter.
Pangolin Powerhouses
Umoya Khulula Wildlife’s pangolin medical expenses were also met with a helping hand with a generous amount of over R40,000.
More Wildlife Goodness
The charity supported African Wildlife Vets with an emergency fund to help dehorn rhinos and assist with leopard and lion relocation efforts as well as emergency snare removals with more than R34,000.
Anti-Poaching Units and Ragers Get a Boost
Sabi Sands’ anti-poaching unit were gifted blankets while SANparks Honorary Rangers were treated to blankets, balaclavas and scarves.
For Namaqualand National Park, rangers’ children were given special goodies, including toys, blankets and beanies.
You can keep up and contribute to all the kindness they knit into South Africa here.
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