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19 Sep 2015

Swaziland Big Game Parks takes stand with Nail It For Rhinos  0

 September 19, 2015    , ,

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The Swazi Community can help take a stand to save the rhino by getting involved with the Nail it for Rhinos Campaign.

All they have to do is get creative with their nails from the 1st of September 2015. World Rhino Day is on Tuesday the 22nd September and the eventual winner will be announced on Social Media on the 22nd. They can color them, Shape them or Fake them; then take selfies (with the highlight of the picture being their nail craft) and share them on our official Big Game Parks instagram, facebook and twitter handles with the caption.

The most creative participant will walk away with:

One night for 2 people at Hlane Royal National Park plus a Rhino Game Drive.

We invite salons to participate by offering a manicure/pedicure prize along side this to stimulate more interest – We hope that if the client wins, the salon owner can join the winner on the game drive and offer the prize at her salon. The prize will be redeemed at the winner’s salon, so only if your client wins, will your prize be taken up.

The winner will be “The most effective artwork seen in photo” selected from social media posts. This means the artwork must stimulate interest as a great rhino ambassador.

How to enter:

Design & paint your #Nailit4RHINO nails (Both Men and Women eligible)
Photograph your nails creatively
Share on your social media platforms and tag:
@biggamparks (twitter)
@BigGameParks (Insta)
Big Game Parks (FB)
#Nailit4RHINO
Your Salon’s name
Your own handle
Most effective artwork seen in photo wins – T&C’s apply

#NailItForRhinos.

biggameparks.org

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19 Sep 2015

San Diego Zoo Safari Park Celebrates World Rhino Day on September 22  0

 September 19, 2015    ,

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San Diego Zoo Safari Park has a whole crash of activities planned for World Rhino Day on Tuesday, September 22.

Guests will enjoy a special day of rhino themed enrichment activities and meet the park’s rhino keepers. Visitors can make their own rhino conservation pledge flags and have the chance to become Heroes for Wildlife and help San Diego Zoo Global with rhino conservation by joining the San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy.

To honor the Safari Park’s beloved Nola, one of four northern white rhinos left in the world, a sky art project will take place at 9:30 a.m. at the African Plains Overlook with over 165 volunteers holding art cards that will reveal a graphic of Nola. The first 300 guests entering the Safari Park will receive #rally4rhino wristbands. Come support rhinos!

#worldrhinoday #endextinction #rally4rhinos

For more information visit sdzsafaripark.org or endextinction.org/rhinos

Park open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Nola courtesy of he San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Nola courtesy of he San Diego Zoo Safari Park
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18 Sep 2015

Challenge of RHINO, The Peak on World Rhino Day, September 22 2015  0

 September 18, 2015    , ,

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Underberg, South Africa will host the inaugural Challenge of RHINO, The Peak on World Rhino Day, September 22 2015.

Its unique connection with its namesake and its natural beauty makes RHINO, The Peak a premier destination for international FKT athletes, hikers and tourists. Five of South Africa’s best trail runners, 3 intrepid rock climbers and a band of able hikers take on the challenge to summit RHINO, The Peak in the Fastest Recorded Time ever!

Following 2015 Rhino Benefit Challenge, dignitaries, trail runners and hikers from across the globe will be invited to register for RHINO, The Peak Challenge and contribute to rhino conservation. To further contribute to rhino conservation and wilderness trail maintenance, a mountain triathlon, named Rhino Revenge and a family challenge, named the Rhino Romp will be held in the shadow of Rhino, The Peak in 2016 Part of the proceeds will be donated to rhino conservation and Maloti-Drakensburg wilderness trail maintenance.

Follow along here:

https://www.facebook.com/RHINO-The-Peak-949634885101245
http://www.rhinothepeak.co.za/

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18 Sep 2015

iSimangaliso My Rhino, Our Future Rhino Walk on World Rhino Day  0

 September 18, 2015    

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iSimangaliso Wetland Park may have the largest World Rhino Day celebration this year. iSimangaliso Wetland Park launched a massive campaign entitled, “iSimangaliso My Rhino, Our Future”. The wide ranging program specifically targets youth in the protection of rhinos and other iconic and endangered species in iSimangaliso and South Africa. The vast breadth of the initiative includes such organizations as Department of Environmental Affairs, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, Wildlands, Project Rhino KZN, Wildlife ACT, African Conservation Trust, Peace Parks Foundation and the Zululand Anti-Poaching Wing.

The campaign began with students from over 75 schools creating rhino conservation artwork and uploading to Facebook and Instagram. The Kingsley Holgate Foundation Played an vital role in the Rhino Art project. My Rhino, Our Future continues the Rhino Walk. Students and educators will walk with conservation agencies, NGOs, traditional leadership, land claimant groups and local, provincial and national government. The march from school to school will consist of the length of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, which is over 220km from Maphelane to Kosi Bay.

The goal of the march is to provide an opportunity for all these groups to show solidarity for conservation of rhinos and other iconic species. There is hope that the Rhino Walk will be the single, largest youth drive in the nation and share the message of conservation from school to school in some of the most remote parts of South Africa. There is potential to create a generation of wildlife ambassadors and leaders.

The highlight of the Rhino Walk includes a celebratory event on World Rhino Day, 22nd September in St Lucia. The spotlight will shine on youth commitment to conservation. Participants will come together and symbolically join hands as a united front in the fight against poaching and our combined efforts to tackle the greatest threat to this iconic population: human greed. My Rhino, Our Future is a noble campaign and the Rhino Walk will make quite a statement. Follow along here:

https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://isimangaliso.com/event/isimangaliso-my-rhino-our-future/
https://www.facebook.com/iSimangalisoWetlandPark
#iSimangaliso4Rhinos
#isimangalisoZA
http://isimangaliso.com/

18 Sep 2015

Safari Niagara leads World Rhino Day celebration in Canada  0

 September 18, 2015    ,

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Safari Niagara is home of two amazing white rhinos, Haus and Toy. Safari Niagara will hold a social media event for their rhinos.

All new, past and future visitors are encouraged to post their favorite photos of their experiences with either Haus and Toy or post about rhinos in general. Take a stand together for World Rhino Day! Use hashtag: #safariniagara and #worldrhinoday to spread love and awareness about this amazing animals all over Canada!

Haus & Toy courtesy of Safari Niagara
Haus & Toy courtesy of Safari Niagara
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17 Sep 2015

Vietnam to Mark World Rhino Day on Sept. 19 with Symbolic Rhino Funeral  0

 September 17, 2015    ,
In Vietnam, "Funeral for rhinos: Back to dust and sand" begins on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 8 am.
In Vietnam, “Funeral for rhinos: Back to dust and sand” begins on Saturday, Sept. 19 at 8 am.

CHANGE, a Vietnamese NGO who partners with WildAid, has organized a creative event: “Funeral for rhinos: Back to dust and sand“. The event will include a funeral ceremony, where information and inspiration about the rhino’s status and why we have to protect them will be shared. Participants will go to public places for a march along the streets, carrying photos and banners calling people to stop using rhino horns, before getting to the “graveyard” where a symbolic burying will be held.

Date: September 19, 2015
Time: 8:00AM – 12:00PM
Venue: Saigon Outcast – 188 Nguyen Van Huong Street, Thao Dien Ward,
District 2, Ho Chi Minh City

Sign up on the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/551922578296209/

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17 Sep 2015

Parca Natura Viva will Celebrate World Rhino Day on September 26 & 27  0

 September 17, 2015    ,

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Parco Natura Viva will celebrate World Rhino Day over September 26 & 27.

On September 26 will feature keeper for the day and guests will help prepare enrichment for the rhino. Both September 26 & 27 will feature special learning talks dedicated to learning about the threats to the rhino and what can be done to protect rhinos in the wild. Children can be small rangers and experience firsthand what it means to defend the wildlife.

details: http://www.parconaturaviva.it/Settembre

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