RHINOS
According to the source linked below, the black market of wildlife parts is driven by supply and demand. Most of the demand for rhino horn comes from Asia. Culturally, many erroneously believe the rhino horn holds medicinal value. But in reality, they have no more medicinal properties than our fingernails do.
Savvy marketers blend powdered viagra with the horn and sell it as a cure for male erectile dysfunction (ED). Sadly, the horn is also coveted as a status symbol of immense wealth. Though technically illegal, this does not prevent their sale and purchase.
https://www.overandaboveafrica.com/rhinos?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwzIK1BhAuEiwAHQmU3vr_ccSYAtj8NbNmYdDq7dE7y96l_tSHJ1_OxYSsNpHE-37CYSL-SRoCBYMQAvD_BwE
Rhino Rescue
Oil on Canvas. 18 x 24. Contact me to purchase original.
This orphaned baby rhino is one of many who lost their mothers to poaching and other human threats. The poaching “industry” seems to show no signs of stopping. Organizations that save orphaned rhinos are vital to the survival of the species.
Learn about the Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary:
See the image at 0:27 for the inspiration for this painting.
The Care for Wild Africa Rhino Sanctuary, located in Mpumalanga, South Africa, is dedicated to the protection of rhinos and other endangered species against poaching. The facility features a treatment and care center where animals are rehabilitated until they are healthy enough to be returned to the wild.
The Shamwari Conservation Experience (SCE) welcomes participants from all walks of life with a passion for nature conservation! The SCE is a once in a lifetime chance to get behind-the-scenes work experience and involved with the conservation efforts of the world-renowned Shamwari Private Game Reserve for volunteers, gap-year students, adult sabbatical and adventure seeking travellers.
Three Associates
Shamwari Game Reserve | Oil on Canvas. 18 x 24. Contact me to purchase original.
This Rhino lives, safe from poaching, in the Shamwari Private Game Reserve in South Africa, which is a rehabilitation area as well as a rewilding site.
Learn about Rhino communication from this Shamwari TV video:
This painting was inspired by an image at minute 14:50
Mother and Baby Hippo
Oil on Canvas. 30 x 30
Naboishu welcomed by other Orphans
Oil on canvas 24 x 36 (original sold)
The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust travels throughout Kenya to rescue orphaned African bush elephants and a south-central black rhinoceros crash, along with other animals, like giraffes, hippos and a southern white rhinoceros crash. Many of the orphaned animals rescued are victims of poaching and human-wildlife conflict.