We employ a comprehensive strategy to protect rhinos around the clock, utilizing advanced surveillance technology, rapid response units, and strategic partnerships. Key tactics include:
Dehorning: This method involves safely removing a rhino’s horn under strict veterinary supervision to make them less attractive to poachers. Sedated for their comfort and safety, rhinos undergo a careful removal of the horn, leaving the base intact to prevent injury. The horn, composed of keratin, similar to human hair and nails, eventually regrows. While effective, we view dehorning as a temporary and supplementary measure within a broader anti-poaching strategy, especially in areas where full security cannot be ensured due to limited resources or extensive poaching threats.
Aerial Surveillance: We deploy drones to cover vast areas, detecting threats to rhinos in real-time and providing critical data to ground teams.
Anti-Poaching Units: Our highly trained teams are equipped to deter and directly confront poachers, providing immediate on-ground support wherever threats are detected.
Community Intelligence Networks: By engaging local communities and encouraging them to report poaching activities, we create a united front against poachers, enhancing our overall conservation efforts.
Each strategy is carefully considered and applied depending on the specific needs and threats faced by the rhino population in question, ensuring that our efforts are as effective as possible.
