The+Travelling+Rhinos+Project


 * //I took the photo above in the Kruger National Park in July of this year (2012), when I was on holiday there with my family. It was the most special sighting of our Kruger visit. We sat in a bird hide overlooking this waterhole for nearly an hour, watching these magnificent animals as they drank water and then wallowed in the mud. I sat and clicked away with my camera, totally in awe of these gentle giants. // **


 * //Sadly, there is a great chance that some, if not all, of these beauties have been killed by poachers in the few months since July. The rhinos in South Africa and the Kruger National Park are under attack, as are all the rhinos in the world. // **


 * //Please help us to make a difference. // **


 * //Karen Stadler // **
 * //Cape Town, South Africa // **
 * //December 2012 // **

**We HAVE To Save Our Rhinos! **
 * The Aim of this Project: **
 * To **educate** the children of South Africa and the rest of the world about these beautiful creatures.
 * To ** raise awareness **among the children of the world as to the plight of these gentle giants. To **unite ** the voices of the children of the world in asking the powers that be i.e. governments, organisations, institutions etc. to take IMMEDIATE action.
 * To try to **make a difference** in our world and in the future existence of the rhinos, for the future of our children
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Why? **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">There are only FIVE species of rhino left in the world.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">All five species are endangered and/or facing extinction.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">If we don’t take REAL action NOW, our children’s children will not experience the beauty of the rhinoceros – they will all be gone. These defenseless animals are being inhumanely slaughtered by poachers.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Poaching has got to stop NOW!


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">How? **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 27px;">**Sign up for the Save Our Rhinos project HERE.**


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">__Age__ **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">: K – 12


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">__Timeline__ **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">: December 2012 – June 2014


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Host one of our travelling rhinos (much like a Flat Stanley project), take photos of it with your class, try to get it into your local newspaper and highlight the plight of the rhinos.


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Teach your students about the rhinos of the world, where they are and what they look like. Tell them about the dire situation the rhinos find themselves in, especially in South Africa.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Explain to them what poaching is and why it happens, but please, **<span style="color: red; font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">DO NOT SHOW YOUR CHILDREN ANY OF THE SAD CRUEL IMAGES **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> of poaching!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Take part in and document one or more activity in the **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Save Our Rhinos Wiki **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">. Email **Mrs Stadler** to create a page for your class, or for more information.

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">**PLEASE** help us to help our rhinos!

//**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic',sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">Mrs Stadler and the students at Elkanah House Senior Primary, Cape Town, South Africa. **//