{"id":1654,"date":"2026-02-20T11:59:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/?page_id=1654"},"modified":"2026-02-26T09:24:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:24:51","slug":"rhino","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/rhino\/","title":{"rendered":"Rhino"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1654\" class=\"elementor elementor-1654\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-10fc71c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"10fc71c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca6cf09\" data-id=\"ca6cf09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84462ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84462ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROTECT | REWILD | THRIVE\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-250bef0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"250bef0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7150536\" data-id=\"7150536\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2370e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2370e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RHINOS\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1332b1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1332b1d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-026aa21\" data-id=\"026aa21\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f71cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f71cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rhinos are woven into the identity of the Waterberg\u2014an iconic species that reflects our region\u2019s resilience and conservation achievements. In the face of formidable challenges, communities, conservationists, and partners have rallied together to protect them. As WLA\u2019s flagship species, rhinos embody the purpose on which the organisation was built and continue to symbolise its long-term vision and determination of securing a lasting legacy of protection and conservation for the Waterberg.<\/p><p>The story of rhinos here is not only about survival. It is about hope for the future, the strength of collective action, and the determination to safeguard Africa\u2019s wild landscapes. It is also a reminder to celebrate progress, acknowledge the obstacles that remain, and recommit to the urgent work needed to ensure rhinos continue to roam freely for generations to come.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-141fb18 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"141fb18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-521395f\" data-id=\"521395f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ee444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1ee444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHITE AND BLACK RHINO IN THE WATERBERG\n\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-50db7c8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50db7c8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-296ef57\" data-id=\"296ef57\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc85d9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc85d9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Both black and white rhino occur within the Waterberg, with approximately 10% of the region supporting rhino populations. Rhinos are of critical importance to the Waterberg, both as a cornerstone of the tourism economy\u2014one of the region\u2019s most significant economic sectors\u2014and as landscape engineers. As large megaherbivores, they play a vital ecological role by shaping vegetation structure and creating habitat conditions that benefit a wide range of other species across the landscape.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29ce4e2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29ce4e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd0c7f1\" data-id=\"cd0c7f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-274f6d2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"274f6d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f9527a\" data-id=\"3f9527a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a74ff8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a74ff8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Black-Rhino.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Black Rhino\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY1OCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3VuaXF1ZS1kZXNpZ24uY28uemFcL1dMQVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL0JsYWNrLVJoaW5vLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Black-Rhino.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Black-Rhino.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Black-Rhino-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Black-Rhino-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cc9700c\" data-id=\"cc9700c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e96c67a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e96c67a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Black rhino or Hooked-lipped rhino \u2013 Diceros bicornis\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30f2b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b30f2b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Occurs in 12 African countries, however only 5 support populations of &gt;200 individuals<\/li><li>Current population Africa (2024): 6,788 individuals<\/li><li>Current population South Africa (2024): 2,307 individuals<\/li><li>Three surviving subspecies<\/li><li>1960: numbered &gt;100,000<\/li><li>Lowest population number: 2,300 (mid-1990s)<\/li><li>Current global population: Increasing<\/li><li>IUCN Global Red List: Critically Endangered<\/li><li>South Africa\u2019s Red List: Endangered<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d21c0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d21c0a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-66ff157\" data-id=\"66ff157\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e5cd4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8e5cd4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/white-Rhino.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"white Rhino\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY1OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3VuaXF1ZS1kZXNpZ24uY28uemFcL1dMQVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL3doaXRlLVJoaW5vLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/white-Rhino.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1659\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/white-Rhino.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/white-Rhino-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/white-Rhino-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3194f83\" data-id=\"3194f83\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-718a002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"718a002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">White rhino or Wide-mouthed rhino \u2013 Ceratotherium simum\n\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf7a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bf7a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Occurs in 13 African countries, however only 4 support populations of &gt;200 individuals<\/li><li>Current population (2024): 15,752 individuals<\/li><li>Current South African population: 12,082 individuals<\/li><li>Two subspecies (Northern subspecies only 2 females in Kenya)<\/li><li>1960: Northen subspecies numbered 2,230<\/li><li>1960: Southern subspecies numbered 650<\/li><li>Lowest population number for Southern subspecies: &lt;100 (early 1900s in KwaZulu Natal)<\/li><li>Current global population: Decreasing<\/li><li>IUCN Global Red List: Near-threatened<\/li><li>South Africa\u2019s Red List: Near-threatened<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ad1fdd9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ad1fdd9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee072dc\" data-id=\"ee072dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a57ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a57ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">RHINO POACHING CRISIS\n\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c258cb0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c258cb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b9cea53\" data-id=\"b9cea53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3720b98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3720b98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past fifteen years, rhino poaching has escalated into one of the most pressing conservation crises of our time. In 2007, South Africa recorded just 13 rhinos poached. By 2014, that number had surged to 1,215 in a single year. Although numbers have since declined, an estimated 550 rhinos are still killed annually across Africa, representing approximately 2.5% of the continent\u2019s population each year \u2014 equivalent to one rhino lost every fifteen hours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85aa3c1\" data-id=\"85aa3c1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8aea8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f8aea8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Rhino poaching_Graph_2025\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY2MCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3VuaXF1ZS1kZXNpZ24uY28uemFcL1dMQVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL1JoaW5vLXBvYWNoaW5nX0dyYXBoXzIwMjUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025-1024x598.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025-1024x598.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Rhino-poaching_Graph_2025.jpg 2045w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28c6eb0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28c6eb0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a5bf07\" data-id=\"2a5bf07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5f92fbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5f92fbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-133b96a\" data-id=\"133b96a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c05975a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c05975a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carved-horn-on-table-3.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Carved horn on table 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY2MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3VuaXF1ZS1kZXNpZ24uY28uemFcL1dMQVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL0NhcnZlZC1ob3JuLW9uLXRhYmxlLTMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carved-horn-on-table-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1661\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carved-horn-on-table-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carved-horn-on-table-3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Carved-horn-on-table-3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a02d902\" data-id=\"a02d902\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef06ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ef06ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The drivers of this illegal trade are complex. Rhino horn continues to be sought after for use in\u00a0 decorative trinkets, power status symbols and \u201cafter party\u201d tonics, as well as traditional medicine, despite having no scientifically proven health benefits. This demand is fueled by cultural beliefs, economic pressures, and the operations of sophisticated, organized crime networks to profiteer on a \u2018low risk\u2019 commodity that can help fund other international crimes such as drugs,\u00a0 human trafficking, arms and ammunition.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d84e9db elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d84e9db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-959373e\" data-id=\"959373e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-617705f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"617705f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cec0acb\" data-id=\"cec0acb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d856483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d856483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>South Africa holds significantly more rhino than any other African country and therefore plays a pivotal role in the survival of Africa\u2019s rhinos. South Africa along with the three other top rhino-hosting countries, holds 96% of the continent\u2019s rhino population, yet these countries have also borne the brunt of the crisis, experiencing 97% of all poaching losses.<\/p><p>South Africa alone is home to 69% of Africa\u2019s rhinos and has suffered 85% of the continent\u2019s poaching-related deaths over the past decade, underscoring both its importance as a stronghold for the species and the immense conservation challenges it faces.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2104f4\" data-id=\"f2104f4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b072190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b072190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Top African Countries - V2_2024 data\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY2MiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3VuaXF1ZS1kZXNpZ24uY28uemFcL1dMQVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDJcL1RvcC1BZnJpY2FuLUNvdW50cmllcy1WMl8yMDI0LWRhdGEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data-1024x669.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1662\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data-1024x669.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data-1536x1004.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Top-African-Countries-V2_2024-data.jpg 1730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d81f058 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"d81f058\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91f6c8d\" data-id=\"91f6c8d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05964b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05964b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Every rhino saved, every global trafficking ring dismantled, and every extra space available for rhinos brings us closer to a future where they can thrive in the wild\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PROTECT | REWILD | THRIVE RHINOS Rhinos are woven into the identity of the Waterberg\u2014an iconic species that reflects our region\u2019s resilience and conservation achievements. In the face of formidable challenges, communities, conservationists, and partners have rallied together to protect them. As WLA\u2019s flagship species, rhinos embody the purpose on which the organisation was built [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1654","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1654"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2060,"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1654\/revisions\/2060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/unique-design.co.za\/WLA\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}