By Richard | GVI Limpopo, Base Manager
Dear Supporters,
If you recall, last month we hosted a Week of Challenges, raising money for our anti-poaching team. We are happy to tell you that we are making great progress towards our goal to buy a new vehicle for our anti-poaching team.
Today I would like to give you a little bit more information about why the need for their vehicle is so critical.
South Africa is home to 90% of the world's rhino population. Since 2007, 5,061 rhinos have been killed in South Africa, nearly 25% of the total population. Our anti-poaching team plays a crucial role to our rhino conservation effort at Karongwe. They work 24 hours, 7 days each week to keep our rhinos safe from the increasing threat of malicious poaching.
Their efforts have extended as far as to humanely remove our rhinos' horns, averting the draw of poachers, and leaving our animals with their lives. Unfortunately, driven by their greed, poachers will still invade our reserve to steal the humble stub of horn our rhinos have left, murdering the animals in the process for their own convenience. To keep poachers at bay, the anti-poaching team patrols our reserve's fence-line day and night, with only ATV's to cover our 8,000 hector grounds. With a vehicle, they would be able to much more efficiently patrol our grounds, better protecting our precious rhinos from a gruesome fate.
We need your help!
You can help this BONUS DAY!
This month, we are very fortunate for the opportunity to increase the amount of funds raised for this cause, and we hope that you will take advantage of this incredible opportunity!
GlobalGiving is willing to match any donations that you make on the 15 June by 50%. The bonus day starts at 9am EDT (New York), 2pm BST (London) and 3pm CAT (here in Limpopo). Any amount that you are able to give will be matched by 50% and will greatly contribute to this worthy cause, fighting the ongoing battle against rhino poaching.
We've created a video to raise further awareness about our cause. You can view it and share it by following this link. *Warning, video contains footage of that may affect sensitive viewers.
Thank you!
With Gratitude,
GVI Limpopo
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