When two mother rhinos were mercilessly slaughtered for their horns in South Africa, their infant calves were left starving, vulnerable and alone.
In the first 90 days of 2025, 103 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa.
Infants Nola and Cathy could be next – if we do not help them today.
Our partner, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary (CFW), immediately took in the two vulnerable, grieving babies, who were found standing helplessly beside their slain mothers.
Dianna, an older orphaned rhino at the CFW Rhino Sanctuary, has been a source of comfort for Nola and Cathy after the loss of their mothers. Credit: CFW
They had been forced to watch helplessly as poachers murdered their mothers, then brutally hacked the horns off their dead bodies.
Dehydrated, confused and deeply traumatized, Nola and Cathy were quickly airlifted to the safety of CFW’s intensive care unit (ICU).
Every rhino lost pushes the species closer to extinction forever.
Unless we take action, these animals could disappear forever.
Preventing poaching is a vital step in safeguarding rhinos, and we are working with partners across Africa to stop criminals in their tracks.
Anti-poaching teams, artificial intelligence and satellite tracking are vital to stopping wildlife crime – and they WORK.
Nola and Cathy are growing stronger by the day, which is wonderful news for these orphans. But this is only half of the battle won.
This is an example of an advanced AI tracking collar used to protect rhinos from poachers. Credit: CFW
Will you help us protect Nola and Cathy with vital anti-poaching tracking collars?
Now, each calf MUST be fitted with a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence tracking collar specially designed to provide enhanced protection against poachers and other threats when they are released into a protected wild area.
This will ensure the rhinos get to live in a safe, wild area, just as they deserve – AND that they remain protected. For this, they are relying on you, *|FNAME|*.
Credit: CFW
We couldn’t save Nola and Cathy’s mothers. But with your support, we can save their orphaned babies, giving them a chance at a safe future.
We cannot let heartless poachers destroy this species’ only chance at survival. Your support is crucial in the fight to save Africa’s rhinos, and to stop the criminals who are so intent on killing them.
Nola and Cathy are counting on you today. Please donate generously, and help give them the safe, protected futures they deserve.
