About us

Mission statement

Save the Rhino works to conserve viable populations of critically endangered rhinos in Africa and Asia. We recognise that the future of wildlife is inextricably linked to the communities that share its habitat. By funding field projects and through education, our goal is to deliver material, long-lasting and widespread benefits to rhinos and other endangered species, ecosystems and to the people living in these areas.

Aims

• To increase the number of rhinos in genetically viable populations in the wild
• To enhance the integrity of ecosystems
• To ensure that local communities benefit from conservation activities

Primary objectives

• To provide financial and in-kind support for in situ projects focused on all five of the rhinoceros species
• To encourage and enable the sharing of information, experience and skills between rhino projects
• To measure and improve the effectiveness of our grant-making activities

Our grant-making activities

The funds we raise are used to support projects that address rhino conservation through a number of measures:

• Community conservation programmes that develop sustainable methods by which local communities can creatively manage natural resources
• Environmental education programmes that teach children and adults about the importance of preserving natural resources and address human-wildlife conflict issues
• Anti-poaching and monitoring patrols, which detect and deter poachers and gather information about rhino ranges and numbers
• Translocations, so that rhinos from established populations can be reintroduced to former habitats
• Research into the threats to rhino survival and alternatives to the use of rhino horn
• Veterinary work, such as the implanting of transmitters into horns, or removal of snares

Our approach

• We employ a pragmatic approach focused on viable populations, and are not sentiment-driven
• We support the sustainable use of natural resources for the mutual benefit of wildlife, habitat and local communities
• We do not create or run our own projects in the field; rather, we find rhino conservation projects that we think are doing a good job, and then fund them
• We prefer to work with projects on a long-term basis, rather than making one-off or ad hoc grants
• SRI is a fundraising organisation, not a campaigning one: we do not get involved in political lobbying or petitioning
• We believe in the value of partnership working with other in situ and ex situ NGOs and conservation organisations