{"id":36306,"date":"2024-06-25T22:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T20:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalsurvival.org\/?post_type=appeal&p=36306"},"modified":"2024-06-26T08:53:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T06:53:03","slug":"south-africa-cfw-rhino-tracking-devices-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"appeal","link":"https:\/\/animalsurvival.org\/appeal\/south-africa-cfw-rhino-tracking-devices-june-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"This infant rhino was orphaned when poachers slaughtered his mother."},"content":{"rendered":"
Odin, a critically endangered black rhino, was barely two years old when he witnessed his mother being brutally slaughtered by poachers in South Africa\u2019s Kruger National Park. A few months later, fellow black rhino calf Marcules was abandoned by his own mother in the same park.<\/p>\n
Orphaned and bereft, both calves deteriorated fast.<\/p>\n
The outlook for the grieving infants was grim. To give them the best chance of survival, they were taken in by our expert rhino rehabilitation partner<\/span>, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary, and housed together.<\/p>\n Although black rhinos are solitary by nature, the two youngsters quickly bonded, and their fast friendship gave them the strength to begin to recover and thrive. How touching it was to see them eating together, taking mud baths, and resting side by side<\/span><\/p>\n Following their successful rehabilitation and remaining devoted to each other, Odin and Marcules were released together into an intensive protection zone (IPZ), where expert anti-poaching teams watch over them day and night \u2013 but as poachers become more and more advanced, our team needs a special tool in their arsenal<\/span>.<\/p>\n Poaching remains a serious threat in South Africa, where shockingly, at least one rhino is poached every day<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n Credit: CFW<\/em><\/p>\n Poachers are more sophisticated and relentless than ever, driven by greed and a lucrative illegal trade that leaves them hell-bent on destroying precious wild species. They do not care about the animals they torture, often leaving rhinos to suffer slow, agonizing deaths after their horns have been viciously hacked off.<\/p>\n We are sad to tell you that these cold-blooded criminals even kill baby rhinos for their tiny stubs of horn<\/em>.<\/p>\n Credit: CFW<\/em><\/p>\n Our plan combines traditional conservation methods with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology<\/span> to provide the highest level of protection for these rhinos.<\/p>\n With your help, we can equip Odin and Marcules with state-of-the-art, AI-enabled tracking devices, specially designed to combat poaching.<\/a><\/p>\n These devices are non-invasive, solar-powered and fit comfortably around a rhino\u2019s foot.<\/p>\n AI-powered tracking devices are true game changers<\/strong><\/span>. They include smart algorithms that continuously monitor an animal\u2019s location and behavior, generating real-time alerts at the first sign of anxiety or abnormal activity. This allows anti-poaching units to respond within minutes, making the difference between life and death<\/span> – and helps to nab criminals.<\/p>\n.\u2026But now, Odin and Marcules face a new threat: Poachers, just like the ones who killed Odin\u2019s mother.<\/h3>\n
Credit: CFW<\/em><\/p>\n
Odin was rescued by our partner after his mother was killed by poachers.<\/em><\/p>\n
We CANNOT let our guard down.<\/h3>\n
We have a plan to protect these two critically endangered black rhinos from poachers. Can they count on your support today?<\/a><\/h3>\n
Odin and Marcules are among the last 6,100 black rhinos remaining worldwide.<\/em><\/p>\n
Odin and Marcules are among the last of their kind \u2013 only 6,100 black rhinos remain worldwide. Their survival is crucial for their species, and we MUST protect them.<\/h3>\n
Our partner works around the clock to rescue, rehabilitate and rewild rhinos orphaned by poaching, but they need your help.<\/em><\/p>\n