Save the Rhino Trust receives very welcome contribution

In 2015, the first RMB Namibia Ride for Rhinos cycle tour took place in Namibia’s Kunene Region. The tour, a fund raising cycle safari, offers an exclusive group of cyclists a once in a lifetime chance to enter important rhino conservation areas, and was the brainchild of Venture Media and their flagship publication,Travel News Namibia. The main aim of the tour is to raise funds to assist Namibia’s Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) with their rhino protection initiatives. One key aspect of the tour is the fact that it brings together a select group of individuals from different companies and different economic sectors. Each has, in his own right, something different to offer, and the tour serves as both inspiration and motivation for these mountainbiking and conservation enthusiasts. Spending four days in the harsh climate in which SRT operates on a daily basis gives them first-hand knowledge and experience of the difficulty these trackers and rangers face.The 2015 tour succeeded in raising enough funds to supply SRT with a new rhino protection vehicle to help them in their enormous task and under their watchful eye deter poaching, track and keep record of rhinos. Among the group of riders on both the 2015 and 2016 tours, were representatives of the Pupkewitz Foundation. While sitting around a campfire with a group of SRT rangers, Pupkewitz Foundation CEO, Dougie Truter, received a direct account of which materials or equipment were urgently needed. The conversation led to an idea that, this month, came to fruition. As part of the RMB Namibia Ride for Rhinos initiative, and in celebration of World Rhino Day, which takes place on 22 September, the Pupkewitz Foundation handed over a water-tank trailer to SRT CEO, Simson Uri-Khob. The acquisition of such a trailer will aid SRT greatly in the logistical challenges it faces in the areas in which they operate. Rangers and trackers are often out in the field for up to 21 days on end. Uri-Khob and his team can now use this trailer to more easily refill water supplies at SRT bush camps and more readily supply trackers who travel on foot.“If we all stand together, we will win”, Uri-Khob was quoted as saying. This is indeed the aim of projects such as the RMB Namibia Ride for Rhinos. If individuals and companies across Namibia stand together and each contribute in kind, Save the Rhino Trust will be better equipped to deal with the enormous task at hand, saving a species for future generations.Visit www.rideforrhinos.com.na or www.savetherhinotrust.org for more information on how you can help be a part of the solution. In celebration of World Rhino Day, SRT will, in co-operation with the popular Namibian artist, Elemotho, release a spectacular original song. You can visit www.staytoday.com.na to get the song and support a worthy cause.

Save the Rhino Trust receives very welcome contribution

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