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SORAI The SORAI business has been established and committed to the ongoing cause of endangered native animals around the world.

Through selected charitable organisations we will commit funds to enlist the help of veterinarians, nutritionists, ecologists, and other specialists, to ensure the successful rehabilitation of those saved and the elimination of poaching globally.

19/10/2026

Despite being smaller than their white rhino counterparts, black rhinos are renowned for their fierce and unpredictable temperament.

Naturally solitary and often territorial, black rhinos are quick to respond to perceived threats, sometimes with sudden, powerful charges. Their preference for dense vegetation, combined with relatively poor eyesight, makes them particularly sensitive to unexpected movements and disturbances.

However, this behaviour is largely defensive rather than aggressive, shaped by natural survival instincts and the need to protect themselves in challenging environments.

Understanding these remarkable animals and their behaviour is an important part of ensuring their continued protection in the wild.

Incredible footage captured by Francois Fourie 🎥

197 Rhino Births, One Lasting Legacy 🦏What began as a teenager’s ambitious school project has grown into one of Namibia’...
19/10/2026

197 Rhino Births, One Lasting Legacy 🦏

What began as a teenager’s ambitious school project has grown into one of Namibia’s most inspiring rhino conservation initiatives, recording an extraordinary 197 white rhino births since 2013.

In 2010, Namibian conservationist Jaco Muller transformed his family’s antelope-breeding operation into what would become the Rhino Momma Project, inspired by an idea first proposed by his 15-year-old son.

Established in Namibia’s Kunene region, the initiative aimed to rebuild white rhino populations through carefully managed breeding, intensive protection and long-term conservation investment. The project’s first calf was born in January 2013, marking the beginning of a remarkable conservation journey.

Over the following years, the project expanded its anti-poaching operations, incorporating ground patrols, aerial surveillance and preventative dehorning to protect its growing rhino population. Tourism revenue from Kifaru Lodge also helped support the considerable costs of protecting and managing these animals.

By September 2026, the project had recorded 197 rhino births, demonstrating what sustained conservation efforts can achieve in the face of Africa’s ongoing rhino poaching crisis.

Tragically, on 19 September 2026, Jaco Muller, aged 53, lost his life in a gyrocopter accident while conducting aerial monitoring of rhinos and wildfire activity near Outjo, Namibia.

His passing represents a significant loss to the conservation community, but his legacy lives on through the animals he dedicated his life to protecting and the project he helped establish.

At a time when Africa’s rhinos continue to face immense pressure from poaching and habitat loss, the Rhino Momma Project serves as a powerful example of how dedication, innovation and long-term commitment can make a measurable difference.

197 births. One extraordinary conservation legacy.

12/10/2026

In September, two remarkable white rhino bulls, Genesis and Benji, took another significant step towards a life in the wild as they were released into a larger, more natural environment at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary.

Having arrived at the sanctuary as vulnerable orphans, both rhinos have spent years under the dedicated care of the Care for Wild team, undergoing rehabilitation and developing the skills necessary for their eventual return to a functioning natural ecosystem.

This latest milestone marks an important stage in their rewilding journey, allowing the two mature bulls greater freedom to establish natural behaviours, interact with their environment and ultimately fulfil their ecological roles.

Of course, the occasion wasn’t without a little personality! While Benji took his time deciding whether to leave his transport crate, Genesis wasted no time making an entrance, promptly knocking over the camera documenting the moment!

Their journey towards complete independence continues, but milestones like these are a powerful reminder of what long-term dedication, rehabilitation and conservation partnerships can achieve.

From vulnerable orphans to mature bulls taking their next steps towards the wild, Genesis and Benji represent the future that rhino conservation strives to secure.

🎥 Footage courtesy of Care For Wild Rhino Sanctuary

After ten years of legal proceedings, a former Kruger National Park ranger, once entrusted with protecting South Africa’...
12/10/2026

After ten years of legal proceedings, a former Kruger National Park ranger, once entrusted with protecting South Africa’s wildlife, has been found guilty of rhino poaching.

On 9 October 2026, the Skukuza Regional Court convicted former SANParks regional ranger Rodney Landela and former State Veterinary Services animal health technician Kenneth Mochocho of the illegal hunting and killing of a white rhinoceros in the Kruger National Park.

The case dates back to July 2016, when the two men were arrested following a rhino poaching incident in the Kingfisherspruit region of the park. Evidence presented during the trial linked a r***e officially issued to Landela to the killing, while the rhino’s horns were recovered in the men’s possession.

After a decade of legal proceedings, the court rejected the accused men’s defence and found them guilty, bringing a significant chapter in one of the park’s most troubling wildlife crime cases to a close.

The conviction carries particular significance given Landela’s former position within SANParks. As a regional ranger, he had been entrusted with safeguarding the very animals he was ultimately convicted of killing.

While rhino poaching remains one of Africa’s most pressing conservation challenges, this case highlights an equally concerning threat: corruption and criminal involvement from within the institutions responsible for protecting endangered wildlife.

SANParks has welcomed the verdict as an important victory in the ongoing fight against wildlife crime, reinforcing the importance of accountability, regardless of an individual’s position or authority.

Sentencing is scheduled for 16 October 2026.

22/09/2026

This World Rhino Day, there is both progress to celebrate and an urgent fight still ahead. 🦏

Across Africa and Asia, all five rhino species continue to face significant conservation challenges. The latest global estimates put Africa’s rhino population at around 22,540 animals, while the Javan and Sumatran rhinos remain perilously close to extinction, with approximately 50 Javan rhinos and just 34–47 Sumatran rhinos remaining.

There are, however, reasons for hope. Black rhino numbers increased by 5.2% during 2024, and targeted conservation programmes continue to demonstrate what sustained protection, monitoring and management can achieve.

Poaching remains one of the greatest threats. In South Africa, 352 rhinos were poached during 2025. While this represents an encouraging 16% reduction from 2024, it is also a reminder that hundreds of rhinos are still being lost each year and that organised wildlife crime continues to place enormous pressure on populations.

Protecting rhinos requires far more than responding to poaching alone. It takes dedicated rangers, secure and connected habitat, effective law enforcement, scientific monitoring, community involvement and long-term funding - working together year after year.

This World Rhino Day, we celebrate every person and organisation contributing to that effort, while remembering why the work must continue.

Five species. One shared future. Let’s keep rhinos wild. 🦏🌍

16/09/2026

The Nyerere–Udzungwa Wildlife Corridor is Tanzania’s first wildlife corridor to receive official protected status, reconnecting Nyerere National Park with the forests of the Udzungwa Mountains across the heavily cultivated Kilombero Valley.

For generations, elephants have moved between these remarkably different habitats in search of food, water and seasonal resources. But over the past 50 years, expanding farmland and habitat loss have fragmented their historic routes, increasing pressure on both elephants and the communities living alongside them.

The solution has been to give wildlife a pathway back. Local communities have helped set aside land for the corridor, while conservation partners are restoring native vegetation, improving safe passage and working to reduce human-elephant conflict. Around 100,000 native trees have already been planted, and camera traps are recording elephants and numerous other mammal species using the landscape.

It is a powerful example of what conservation can achieve when wildlife, habitat and people are considered together - reconnecting a landscape so that elephants can continue moving through it for generations to come.

A major milestone for conservation in South Sudan. The Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape has become the country’s first...
14/09/2026

A major milestone for conservation in South Sudan.

The Boma–Badingilo Migratory Landscape has become the country’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, giving international recognition to one of Africa’s most extraordinary remaining wilderness areas.

Spanning Boma and Badingilo National Parks and the vast landscapes connecting them, this ecosystem supports an estimated six million white-eared kob, tiang and Mongalla gazelles as they move with the seasons - one of the largest terrestrial mammal migrations on Earth. It is also an important refuge for elephants, lions, wild dogs, cheetahs and an extraordinary diversity of resident and migratory birds.

The recognition comes at an important time. The landscape continues to face pressures from commercial poaching, insecurity and climate-related threats, and has also been placed on UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger. The hope is that its new global status will help attract greater attention, investment and collaboration to protect it.

For one of Africa’s great remaining connected ecosystems, this is an important step towards ensuring its wildlife migrations can continue for generations to come.

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12/09/2026

Africa’s vultures are facing a crisis - and protecting them requires conservation that reaches far beyond borders.

The newly launched Vulture Safe Zone Alliance brings together conservation organisations across Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe, strengthening a network of safe landscapes already covering more than two million hectares.

Six of Africa’s 11 vulture species are classified as Endangered or Critically Endangered, with populations of some species declining dramatically over recent decades. Poisoning remains one of their greatest threats, alongside powerline collisions, electrocution, habitat loss and illegal harvesting.

Vultures can travel enormous distances across protected areas, private reserves and community landscapes, making cross-border collaboration essential to their survival.

Often misunderstood, these birds play a vital ecological role. By rapidly consuming carcasses, they recycle nutrients and help reduce opportunities for disease to spread.

The Vulture Safe Zone Alliance is an important reminder that effective conservation is not confined by borders. Protecting Africa’s wildlife means protecting entire ecosystems - including those circling above them.

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