Faith arrived at The Rhino Orphanage when she was 6 weeks old; today she is back in the wild and a first-time mother to a little male calf.
Undisclosed Location, South Africa (21 April 2023) – The Rhino Orphanage recently celebrated the birth of a calf; the reason it was so special, was because mom Faith was rescued as an orphan and is today, free again.
Often in the act of poaching, young calf’s are left orphaned and in need of care. The Rhino Orphanage has dedicated its time to raising and rehabilitating these orphans before releasing them back into the wild.
The Rhino Orphanage has slowly been releasing its mature orphans and many are now old enough to start reproducing. We are seeing more stories like this regularly and it is truly warming our hearts! The team shared the happy update of a new calf being welcomed into the world recently. The rehabilitated rhino orphan Faith gave birth to a little boy.
Since sharing the happy news, the Rhino Orphanage has shared an update about Faith and her baby.
“Rescued orphan, Faith’s beautiful and adorable little boy, 18 days old, is thrieving.
Faith who, on the day of her calf’s birth, stuck with her orphan friends, had motherly instincts kick in 24 hours post partem. She moved her little one away from the bulls and is nursing the calf. Very attentive and protective she spends daytimes on plains areas but moves into the warmer and more protected thickets at night.
As a team we stand proud of the fact that an orphaned rhino, who was raised by humans since the tender age of 6 weeks after her mother was poached, has succesfully integrated into a wild population and has come full circle, now rearing a calf of her own. Well done little Faith, well done!”
Arrie van Deventer founded the Rhino Orphanage in 2012. The orphanage takes in young rhinos, rehabilitates them and then releases them back into the wild when they are ready. The facility became the World’s first rhino orphanage and has inspired many others to form since then.
Since 2012, they have saved countless young rhinos and returned them back to the wild. The team dedicated themselves entirely to the cause, working day and night to be there for the scared young souls.
The orphanage does incredible work and the orphans they save, go on to become beautiful adults. You can follow the stories via Facebook.
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