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Part of long-term security for black rhino and other endangered species involves helping to create a culture of conservation through education and experience. The Project supports visits to game reserves by people from surrounding communities, supports educational inititiatives and produces materials to inspire an understanding and appreciation of conservation. 

Wildtimes June 2009

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ZRR land claim de-gazetted

The land claim on Zululand Rhino Reserve, our second project site, has been de-gazetted. 

South Africa and Viet Nam working together

WWF and the US Government supported a visit to Viet Nam by South African diplomatic and enforcement officials in October 2010. The meeting was facilitated by TRAFFIC. Key outcomes have seen South Africa and Vietnam agreeing on greater formal Law Enforcement collaboration in order to strengthen trade monitoring and security efforts. Vietnam will also begin to share intelligence information and be supported to adopt appropriate technologies such as micro-chip scanner similar to those used in South Africa for rhino and rhino horn identification. WWF sees this as a first step in strengthening international relations for greater concerted efforts towards rhino conservation.  

National Border Committee formed

  • Under a strategic agreement WWF has committed to support the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and TRAFFIC (WWF-IUCN-Illegal Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network) to setting up of an integrated National Border Operation Coordination Committee that shall be working with the National Crime Reaction Units and other national monitoring authorities including Interpol.

    This unit allows for better coordination, strategy planning, greater cohesive monitoring, surveillance and reaction to criminal activities. Coupled with TRAFFIC’s ability investigate trade routes the potential of the coordination potential of the committee will be greatly enhance. R200, 000 has already been committed by WWF to this process. 

WWF assisting in rhino translocation

  • WWF is supporting rhino translocations from Zimbabwe to Botswana in support of rhino biological management and security. This is being done in conjunction with partners like International Rhino Foundation, Wilderness Safaris, Lowveld Rhino Trust and governments to see 20 black rhino translocated in the near future.  

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