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One of the reasons that the Black Rhino Range Expansion Project (BRREP), an initiative of Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and WWF, has been such a success is the fact that the genes of the rhinos are spread across the entire population. As such, it was time for our territorial bull, Nesibindi, to spread his genes at another BRREP site.

Our visiting bird ringers struck gold recently when one of the birds they ringed, a Red-backed Shrike bearing the ring number BF22756, was found 7000 kilometers away in Egypt. Red-backed Shrikes breeds across Eurasia but spend the northern winter in the southern African sub region.

For #WorldRhinoDay2025, we’re sharing the story of one very special rhino on our reserve.

Happy World Nature Conservation Day!!
Here at White Elephant, we are extremely proud of the partnerships we have built to achieve the goal we all believe in... and that is in the young youth of today. It is our responsibility to give them the experiences and knowledge of our environment, wildlife and cultures because no one will protect what they don’t care about; and no one will care about what they have never experienced. By giving them these opportunities and speaking out about the beauty and fragility of the natural world, we are teaching our youth to love and understand nature, which will inspire them to take action and protect it
“We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future” David Attenborough

During November 2023, the Research Camp and umKhaya Cottage were taken over by an international team of bird ringers. Over a 3-week period they caught and processed 470 birds, representing 80 different species – ranging in size from Blue Waxbills (weighing in at around 10g) to Southern Yellow-billed Hornbills (250g plus).