22/09/2018
“The Singita Grumeti Fund has had tremendous success in curbing poaching since its establishment in 2003, which has resulted in dramatic increases in wildlife numbers.” 🙌🏻 Singita
Today, World Rhino Day, gives the world the opportunity to raise awareness and funds to reverse the current slide towards extinction of these critically endangered species.
In line with our 100-year purpose and through partnerships with our non-profit conservation Funds & Trusts, we have the opportunity to play an active role in protecting rhino populations throughout Africa.
An example of this dedication to conservation is the story of Eric - an 8-year-old male east African black rhino from the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, who is now a resident of Tanzania.
Eric arrived safely in Tanzania after an epic 68 hour journey and will reside in a rhino Intensive Protection Zone, along with another east African black rhino female. With the help of a rhino behavior specialist, he will become acclimatised and sensitised to his natural environment over the next several months.
Tanzania’s newest resident was gifted to the government and the people of the United Republic of Tanzania by San Diego Zoo to bolster an important satellite population of critically endangered eastern black rhino within the greater Serengeti ecosystem.
Eric’s new home is the exclusive 350,000-acre Singita Grumeti concession area in the western Serengeti, where he will be protected and monitored by the non-profit Singita Grumeti Fund in close cooperation with the Tanzanian Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA).
The Singita Grumeti Fund has had tremendous success in curbing poaching since its establishment in 2003, which has resulted in dramatic increases in wildlife numbers.
With a strong anti-poaching presence in place and plenty of ideally-suited rhino habitat, the Singita Grumeti rhino expansion project is ideally positioned to meaningfully contribute to repopulation and protection of eastern black rhino within the greater Serengeti ecosystem. The Singita Grumeti Fund will work in collaboration with conservation partners to successfully implement and monitor this multi-phase project.
“Our ultimate goal and measure of success for the Singita Grumeti Black Rhino Expansion Project will be to have these reintroduced rhino breeding and thriving within their natural environment to the point where they start to disperse and we see movement occurring between the various satellite rhino populations within the wider ecosystem.” - Stephen Cunliffe, Executive Director of the Singita Grumeti Fund
Find out more or get involved: go.singita.com/Conservation-biodiversity