Arthur the brave
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TonyP
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:cheesy::cheesy:Yup, no more duct tape for the lad. I doubt even the Gorilla version would stay on for too long the way this guy runs around.
Thanks for the comments guys.
By the way.......today is World Rhino Day. Just imagine if the authorities declared open season on poachers for the day:yup:
Thanks for the comments guys.
By the way.......today is World Rhino Day. Just imagine if the authorities declared open season on poachers for the day:yup:
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Brute
Hooked
That is serious four wheel drive...
JKbrick
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So glad to see him recovered, that has to be a tough job for you. Good job, good karma coming your way
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TonyP
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Another short update on the happenings at Care for Wild rhino sanctuary. Enjoy the read.
September is Rhino Month, our favorite month of the year. Not only do we celebrate world rhino day on the 22nd of September, we celebrate new life associated with Spring, here in South Africa. We welcome the warm weather, the rains, and the flush of new life coming out of the bush, impala’s giving birth, flowers beginning to show themselves. World Rhino Day could not be celebrated at a better time of the year for us than in the month of new life!
ARTHUR, THE BRAVE,
OUR WORLD RHINO DAY RHINO
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary chose one very special rhino to be our ambassador for World Rhino Day 2018, and who better than our dearest Arthur, The Brave! In mid-August, Arthur, together with his best friend Summer, were moved out of the ICU to enjoy the fun and space of a “big-boy boma”. Arthur has done so exceptionally well through these months, he has finally reached 100kg (220 pounds)!! We cannot be more proud of his progress! What a hero! What a survivor! What a wonderful, brave rhino! Thank you Arthur for being our inspiration this World Rhino Day! We love you!
SEPTEMBER, SOPHIA'S MONTH OF RECOVERY
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary’s newest ICU orphan, Sophia, has made a remarkable recovery during the month of September. After multiple veterinary procedures to clean and treat Sophia’s wounds, we are happy to say that Sophia has healed so well over the past month, that sedation is no longer necessary to be able to work on her wounds.
Sophia has overcome the trauma and pain associated with the loss of her mother and the attack on her by hyenas. Sophia has accepted the reality that her caretakers are there to take care of her and love her and is now allowing them to clean and treat her wounds without having to be sedated! She has begun to relax and feel comfortable with her new home. Sophia loves being hosed down with water on a hot afternoon, and enjoys being brushed thereafter. She even rolls over onto her back so that her caretaker can rub her belly too!
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary is thrilled with this progress as we can now begin making plans to introduce her to other rhinos! By monitoring Sophia closely, we are able to see and hear what she shows and tells us, and we can see that this sweet little princess is ready to take the next step in her rehabilitation process! We are looking forward to introducing Sophia to Kayla-Milan, another orphaned rhino that arrived on the same day as Sophia did.
KAYLA-MILAN INTEGRATES WELL WITH NEW FAMILY
Kayla-Milan has settled in her new home at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary since her arrival in August 2018. Luckily, Kayla-Milan did not have any injuries when she was rescued. She settled into her new home quickly and after a few weeks was ready to take the next step in her rehabilitation, meeting other rhinos! Kayla-Milan was first introduced to some of the young orphaned rhinos, but she didn’t seem to ‘click’ well with them. The next day, the Care for Wild Team decided to try introduce Kayla-Milan to the older, surrogate rhinos and what a wonderful success! The bond was almost instantaneous! Within the hour, the other rhinos were playing with Kayla-Milan in the mud! Kayla-Milan now has a new family that she can call her own. And soon, Kayla-Milan will have another sister, Sophia, the injured orphan that arrived on the same day as she did. It never ceases to amaze us how resilient and adaptable these rhinos are. Kayla-Milan starting off by drinking milk from a tray, learning to drink milk from a bottle and teat, and now she is surrounded by other rhinos who love her and protect her like their own.
OXPECKERS ARRIVE AND SETTLE IN WITH THE RHINOS
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary teamed up with SANParks as well as Dr Gareth Tate from the Endangered Wildlife Trust on a project to reintroduce red-billed oxpeckers to the area. Oxpeckers are often perched on a giraffe's neck or sitting on the back of a wildebeest.
Their diet consists mainly of ticks as well as other small biting parasites. These small birds are specifically adapted for their role. Their short but sharp beaks work in a scissor like fashion to pluck their food from the skin. They have short tails, strong legs and sharp claws which aid them in gripping onto their host. The oxpecker has also been seen cleaning around the edges of wounds!
It was an amazing and exciting morning at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary with the arrival of 30 oxpeckers. They were brought in by SANParks officials Guy Hausler and Dr Nikki Le Roux, as well as Dr Lindy Thompson and Mr John Davies from the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
These beautiful birds were caught at the Kruger National Park over the past few weeks to be relocated and reintroduced to the Care for Wild area.
The oxpeckers are part of a project to improve the health and well-being of the orphaned rhinos as well as the other wildlife that live in the area, and also to reestablish a healthy breeding population of oxpeckers as it once was in the area.
As we get nearer to the hot summer months the oxpeckers will massively help to naturally control the tick populations on all of our rhinos as well as the other animals on the reserve, thus reducing the risk of tick-borne diseases
September is Rhino Month, our favorite month of the year. Not only do we celebrate world rhino day on the 22nd of September, we celebrate new life associated with Spring, here in South Africa. We welcome the warm weather, the rains, and the flush of new life coming out of the bush, impala’s giving birth, flowers beginning to show themselves. World Rhino Day could not be celebrated at a better time of the year for us than in the month of new life!
ARTHUR, THE BRAVE,
OUR WORLD RHINO DAY RHINO
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary chose one very special rhino to be our ambassador for World Rhino Day 2018, and who better than our dearest Arthur, The Brave! In mid-August, Arthur, together with his best friend Summer, were moved out of the ICU to enjoy the fun and space of a “big-boy boma”. Arthur has done so exceptionally well through these months, he has finally reached 100kg (220 pounds)!! We cannot be more proud of his progress! What a hero! What a survivor! What a wonderful, brave rhino! Thank you Arthur for being our inspiration this World Rhino Day! We love you!
SEPTEMBER, SOPHIA'S MONTH OF RECOVERY
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary’s newest ICU orphan, Sophia, has made a remarkable recovery during the month of September. After multiple veterinary procedures to clean and treat Sophia’s wounds, we are happy to say that Sophia has healed so well over the past month, that sedation is no longer necessary to be able to work on her wounds.
Sophia has overcome the trauma and pain associated with the loss of her mother and the attack on her by hyenas. Sophia has accepted the reality that her caretakers are there to take care of her and love her and is now allowing them to clean and treat her wounds without having to be sedated! She has begun to relax and feel comfortable with her new home. Sophia loves being hosed down with water on a hot afternoon, and enjoys being brushed thereafter. She even rolls over onto her back so that her caretaker can rub her belly too!
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary is thrilled with this progress as we can now begin making plans to introduce her to other rhinos! By monitoring Sophia closely, we are able to see and hear what she shows and tells us, and we can see that this sweet little princess is ready to take the next step in her rehabilitation process! We are looking forward to introducing Sophia to Kayla-Milan, another orphaned rhino that arrived on the same day as Sophia did.
KAYLA-MILAN INTEGRATES WELL WITH NEW FAMILY
Kayla-Milan has settled in her new home at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary since her arrival in August 2018. Luckily, Kayla-Milan did not have any injuries when she was rescued. She settled into her new home quickly and after a few weeks was ready to take the next step in her rehabilitation, meeting other rhinos! Kayla-Milan was first introduced to some of the young orphaned rhinos, but she didn’t seem to ‘click’ well with them. The next day, the Care for Wild Team decided to try introduce Kayla-Milan to the older, surrogate rhinos and what a wonderful success! The bond was almost instantaneous! Within the hour, the other rhinos were playing with Kayla-Milan in the mud! Kayla-Milan now has a new family that she can call her own. And soon, Kayla-Milan will have another sister, Sophia, the injured orphan that arrived on the same day as she did. It never ceases to amaze us how resilient and adaptable these rhinos are. Kayla-Milan starting off by drinking milk from a tray, learning to drink milk from a bottle and teat, and now she is surrounded by other rhinos who love her and protect her like their own.
OXPECKERS ARRIVE AND SETTLE IN WITH THE RHINOS
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary teamed up with SANParks as well as Dr Gareth Tate from the Endangered Wildlife Trust on a project to reintroduce red-billed oxpeckers to the area. Oxpeckers are often perched on a giraffe's neck or sitting on the back of a wildebeest.
Their diet consists mainly of ticks as well as other small biting parasites. These small birds are specifically adapted for their role. Their short but sharp beaks work in a scissor like fashion to pluck their food from the skin. They have short tails, strong legs and sharp claws which aid them in gripping onto their host. The oxpecker has also been seen cleaning around the edges of wounds!
It was an amazing and exciting morning at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary with the arrival of 30 oxpeckers. They were brought in by SANParks officials Guy Hausler and Dr Nikki Le Roux, as well as Dr Lindy Thompson and Mr John Davies from the Endangered Wildlife Trust.
These beautiful birds were caught at the Kruger National Park over the past few weeks to be relocated and reintroduced to the Care for Wild area.
The oxpeckers are part of a project to improve the health and well-being of the orphaned rhinos as well as the other wildlife that live in the area, and also to reestablish a healthy breeding population of oxpeckers as it once was in the area.
As we get nearer to the hot summer months the oxpeckers will massively help to naturally control the tick populations on all of our rhinos as well as the other animals on the reserve, thus reducing the risk of tick-borne diseases
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My bad...I thought it was the name of the family...
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TonyP
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Sorry for the silence guys, I took a long needed rest with my family over the silly season. A major safari into the desert conditions of Botswana has done the trick. No people, no cities and shops, just us and raw nature.
I'm heading back to the sanctuary this coming week, so will sort an update soon.
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TonyP
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Here is the long awaited update to the happenings at Care for Wild, my apologies for the delay
THE ARRIVAL of SPARKLE
On the 22 December 2018, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary received a call about another orphaned calf from the Kruger National Park. The calf's mother was reported to have been poached in the Kingfisherspruit area of the KNP. With lions nearby, it was critical to rescue this orphan quickly.
Fortunately, KNP Head Veterinarian, Dr. Peter Buss, and his team responded quickly and airlifted the young calf out of danger. The 5 month old orphaned rhino arrived at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary at 11 am that morning, still in good condition. In fact she is a fat and healthy little rhino! After the tranquilizers wore off that afternoon, the little orphaned rhino woke up, keen for her first bottle of milk!
In the Christmas spirit, the newest arrival at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary has been named Sparkle.
With 16 liters of milk and many mouthfuls of grass, we are happy to say that Sparkle is definately a little chubby unicorn!
A week after arriving at Care for Wild, Sparkle met a part of her extended family. Summer has shown to be most fond of the new addition, with Arthur being quite pleased having another little sister.
We are happy to report that all three have enjoyed their milk, a mud bath and the fresh green grass after the lovely rain we received.
RIBBON RECEIVES A GIFT FROM THE USA
LIANNE WEAVER
11 year old Lianne from the USA has knitted a special soft blanket for Ribbon and sent it with a special hand written letter.
Thank you Lianne for the love you have shown our cute and adorable baby rhinos.
ARTHUR SWORN IN AS BOY SCOUT
Arthur has been sworn in as a Scout at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary!
Message from Head Leader of the Scouts, Danie Langner:
“Care for Wild is the Rhino Sanctuary for the Kruger National Park. It was a day of mixed emotions. On the one hand, incredible sadness to see the marks of pangas and wounds on the little bodies of rhinos orphans. On the other hand, amazement for the personality of the rhinos, gratitude for people like Petronel Nieuwoudt who care for the orphans, protect them and give them a new life. I was moved when the orphaned rhino babies cried for their milk bottle. The cry of a rhino calf touches your heart.
As part of the Scouts project 'Saving rhinos is tons of fun', teams of this years scouts collected R100 000 with rhino-shaped money boxes for Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary. I wished every Boy and Girl Scout could be there today to experience what difference they make to the orphans. Thank you, thank you, thank you to every child and parent who has filled up the rhino money boxes. Thank you Carinda Habig. Thank you Tekkies and Riaan du Preez. Thank you Zandra Macchin. Thank you to the Grade 4 of Rietvallei, the Grade 8 Springbok of Vereeniging and the Grade 2 Owl of Unika in Johannesburg.
As part of our service today, we have sworn in, Arthur, a nine-month-old orphaned rhino, as a Scout. His licensing certificate was a print of his footprint. Arthur even received a Scout jacket/vest. When reaching milestones, Arthur will receive badges such as Field awareness, Field knowledge, Tracking and Self-Preservation. So we measure as he grows and as he heals.
The promise of new Scouts during a pledge ceremony is a promise of service.
Today, while Arthur drinks his milk bottle, we promise that our boys & girls will love him and the other orphaned rhinos, we will support them, we will never stop preserving nature and will make people aware of their distress. Arthur is now a full-fledged Scout . He will be treated as an honorary member.
I was amazed by how Arthur ran after the children, allowing them to rub his ears and scratch his belly. I watched how he rubbed against them and lay his head on their shoulders and I realized that every orphan, man and animal, seeks security, stability, protection, belonging and sincere love. “
Young Arthur is in his element and has found a family that he has attached himself to. There are no less than 8 young females in his group with him being the only male. You Go Arthur.
THE ARRIVAL of SPARKLE
On the 22 December 2018, Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary received a call about another orphaned calf from the Kruger National Park. The calf's mother was reported to have been poached in the Kingfisherspruit area of the KNP. With lions nearby, it was critical to rescue this orphan quickly.
Fortunately, KNP Head Veterinarian, Dr. Peter Buss, and his team responded quickly and airlifted the young calf out of danger. The 5 month old orphaned rhino arrived at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary at 11 am that morning, still in good condition. In fact she is a fat and healthy little rhino! After the tranquilizers wore off that afternoon, the little orphaned rhino woke up, keen for her first bottle of milk!
In the Christmas spirit, the newest arrival at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary has been named Sparkle.
With 16 liters of milk and many mouthfuls of grass, we are happy to say that Sparkle is definately a little chubby unicorn!
A week after arriving at Care for Wild, Sparkle met a part of her extended family. Summer has shown to be most fond of the new addition, with Arthur being quite pleased having another little sister.
We are happy to report that all three have enjoyed their milk, a mud bath and the fresh green grass after the lovely rain we received.
RIBBON RECEIVES A GIFT FROM THE USA
LIANNE WEAVER
11 year old Lianne from the USA has knitted a special soft blanket for Ribbon and sent it with a special hand written letter.
Thank you Lianne for the love you have shown our cute and adorable baby rhinos.
ARTHUR SWORN IN AS BOY SCOUT
Arthur has been sworn in as a Scout at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary!
Message from Head Leader of the Scouts, Danie Langner:
“Care for Wild is the Rhino Sanctuary for the Kruger National Park. It was a day of mixed emotions. On the one hand, incredible sadness to see the marks of pangas and wounds on the little bodies of rhinos orphans. On the other hand, amazement for the personality of the rhinos, gratitude for people like Petronel Nieuwoudt who care for the orphans, protect them and give them a new life. I was moved when the orphaned rhino babies cried for their milk bottle. The cry of a rhino calf touches your heart.
As part of the Scouts project 'Saving rhinos is tons of fun', teams of this years scouts collected R100 000 with rhino-shaped money boxes for Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary. I wished every Boy and Girl Scout could be there today to experience what difference they make to the orphans. Thank you, thank you, thank you to every child and parent who has filled up the rhino money boxes. Thank you Carinda Habig. Thank you Tekkies and Riaan du Preez. Thank you Zandra Macchin. Thank you to the Grade 4 of Rietvallei, the Grade 8 Springbok of Vereeniging and the Grade 2 Owl of Unika in Johannesburg.
As part of our service today, we have sworn in, Arthur, a nine-month-old orphaned rhino, as a Scout. His licensing certificate was a print of his footprint. Arthur even received a Scout jacket/vest. When reaching milestones, Arthur will receive badges such as Field awareness, Field knowledge, Tracking and Self-Preservation. So we measure as he grows and as he heals.
The promise of new Scouts during a pledge ceremony is a promise of service.
Today, while Arthur drinks his milk bottle, we promise that our boys & girls will love him and the other orphaned rhinos, we will support them, we will never stop preserving nature and will make people aware of their distress. Arthur is now a full-fledged Scout . He will be treated as an honorary member.
I was amazed by how Arthur ran after the children, allowing them to rub his ears and scratch his belly. I watched how he rubbed against them and lay his head on their shoulders and I realized that every orphan, man and animal, seeks security, stability, protection, belonging and sincere love. “
Young Arthur is in his element and has found a family that he has attached himself to. There are no less than 8 young females in his group with him being the only male. You Go Arthur.
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Arrcherr
Caught the Bug
Absolutely agree with this!! I love hearing the updates and seeing Arthur's triumph over evil!!!
TonyP
New member
Wow, thanks for those very kind words guys. These little guys each have their own character and they surely know how to display them.
After living with them for all this time, I am convinced that they have worked out a way to communicate with us that we can understand their wants and needs. It's facinating to watch their behaviors and they turn what is a totally screwed up world into an amazingly happy place. Of course the reason why they are here is not a happy one, but everyone of the 58 rhino have managed to overcome all the various tramas they have suffered.
We weighed one of our first rhinos who arrived at the sanctuary about 5 years ago this morning. Her name is Timbi and she weiged in at a cool 1,200 kg (2,640 lb). She has become the matriarch of the entire place.
Timbi on her first day out of ICU
After living with them for all this time, I am convinced that they have worked out a way to communicate with us that we can understand their wants and needs. It's facinating to watch their behaviors and they turn what is a totally screwed up world into an amazingly happy place. Of course the reason why they are here is not a happy one, but everyone of the 58 rhino have managed to overcome all the various tramas they have suffered.
We weighed one of our first rhinos who arrived at the sanctuary about 5 years ago this morning. Her name is Timbi and she weiged in at a cool 1,200 kg (2,640 lb). She has become the matriarch of the entire place.
Timbi on her first day out of ICU