Save the Rhino

Save the Rhino International (SRI) is a UK-based conservation charity. It is Europe's largest single-species rhino charity, in terms of funds raised, grants made, and profile and positioning. SRI began fundraising for in situ rhino conservation projects in 1992 and was formally registered as a charity in 1994. One of SRI's founder patrons was the British writer and humorist Douglas Adams,^[1] who was also known to be a conservation movement enthusiast.

Mission

Save the Rhino International works to conserve

ecosystems, and the people living in these areas.^[2]

Activities

SRI raises funds to support projects for rhino conservation. These programs are used to develop

human-wildlife conflict issues.^[2] The funding is also utilized for direct assistance as well, such as anti-poaching and monitoring patrols,^[2] species translocation

, research into threats to rhinos and alternatives to the use of rhino horn, and veterinary work.

Trustees and Patrons

Trustees

Alistair Weaver
Claire Curtin
George Stephenson
Henry Chaplin
Joe Steidl
Megan Greenwood
Sianne Haldane

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Patrons

Polly Adams
Benedict Allen
Clive Anderson
Louise Aspinall
Nick Baker
Simon Barnes
Mark Carwardine
Chloe Chick
Mark Coreth
Dina de Angelo
Robert Devereux
Ben Hoskyns-Abrahall
Angus Innes
Destiny Gilliam

Francesco Nardelli
Martina Navratilova
Julian Ozanne
Viscount Petersham
Mark Sainsbury
Robin Saunders
Alec Seccombe
Tira Shubart
James Sunley
Nick Tims
William Todd-Jones
Jack Whitehall

Campaigns

In 2005/6 the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (

EAZA) selected rhinoceros species as the subject of their annual fund-raising and awareness campaign, with direct input from SRI, raising a total of €660,000.^[4]^[5]

Extensive campaigns have also been run in Vietnam with the help of TV actor Paul Blackthorne and Arsenal F.C. footballer Aaron Ramsey.^[6]

References

^ "BBC - Dorset - Features - Up Kilimanjaro with the Adams Family". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shaik, Carla (29 August 2021). "9 Best Charities for Protecting Rhinos (Complete 2022 List)". Impactful Ninja. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ "Meet the Team". Save the Rhino. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
^ "History of Save the Rhino". Save the Rhino. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
^ "EAZA Rhino Campaign 2005/6" Retrieved 2 March 2024
^ Lipman, Samantha (21 June 2016). "Rhinos Are Ten Years From Extinction. How One TV Actor is Working to Save This Precious Species". One Green Planet. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

External links

Official website

[1] "BBC - Dorset - Features - Up Kilimanjaro with the Adams Family". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

[:0-2] Shaik, Carla (29 August 2021). "9 Best Charities for Protecting Rhinos (Complete 2022 List)". Impactful Ninja. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[3] "Meet the Team". Save the Rhino. Retrieved 3 August 2023.

[4] "History of Save the Rhino". Save the Rhino. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[5] "EAZA Rhino Campaign 2005/6" Retrieved 2 March 2024

[6] Lipman, Samantha (21 June 2016). "Rhinos Are Ten Years From Extinction. How One TV Actor is Working to Save This Precious Species". One Green Planet. Retrieved 29 April 2024.

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