Thank you for taking the time to visit my Just Giving page. For National Wildlife Week (17th-23rd march), I will be rowing 21 miles inside on the 19th of March to help raise money for the charity Helping Rhinos. This will be a challenge as I have never rowed 21 meters let alone 21 miles. I will be rowing 21 miles to celebrate that in 2020 there were no Rhinos poached in Kenya which is the first time in 21 years.

I will be attempting to complete this within 6-7 hours in 1 day. Rhinos can travel up to 25 km daily in search for water. On average it takes between 5-7 hours for a human to walk or either row 21 miles depending on their stamina and ability to travel the same distance a rhino does. My fundraising target is £350, while I row I will be virtually projecting African safaris along my wall to keep me motivated trying to row away from the Big 5.

Rhinos finally have a bright future ahead of them however we still need to continue to support endangered species , there is estimated to be around 27,000 - 30,00 Rhinos left in the wild. Our continuing efforts will help to support rhino conservation from poaching and habit loss which will hopefully see rhinos thrive and many more years and habits poaching free in the years to come.

Helping Rhinos aim is to help the species survive at sustainable levels in their natural habitat.Rhino have been on the planet for 50 million years, and have evolved into their current form throughout that time as the environment and their habitat has changed. They now face their biggest challenge as man restricts their natural habitat and kills them for their horn.They are perhaps symbolic of a struggle between man and the natural world.We aim to help the species survive for future generations. 

Why rhinos are endangered?

Poaching and illegal trade of rhino horn has increased sharply since 2007 and remains one of the major reasons rhino are still endangered today. Poaching is big business, and well organised criminal gangs are now well-equipped to track and kill rhino. One rhino horn can fetch in excess of an incredible £200,000.

Habitat loss is the other major threat to rhino populations. As more and more land is cleared for agriculture there is less available space for rhino to thrive in.

There are five rhino species surviving today – Black, White, Greater One-Horned (or Indian), Javan and Sumatran, and several sub-species within these groups. 

There are three species of rhino in Asia, two of which are “critically endangered,” the Javan and Sumatran rhino. There are only around 72 Javan rhino left in the world and less than 100 Sumatran rhino. The two remaining rhino species are found in Africa. The black rhino is “critically endangered” with only around 5,000. White rhino are classified as”‘near threatened”. There are now around 20,000 living across Africa, yet the increase in poaching levels is once again threatening these populations. The subspecies western black rhino and northern white rhino are now extinct in the wild. The only two remaining northern white rhino live at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya.

Thank you very much for your support to this fantastic cause to help save the rhinos. Your donation truly means so much to both myself and, of course, to Helping Rhinos.