Isuzu helps save the rhinos
This month the Isuzu Off-Road Academy joined members of Rhino Revolution and provided funding to assist with locating and capturing rhinos, as part of a major dehorning and DNA collection programme in Hoedspruit, Limpopo.
“The state of rhino poaching in South Africa is at an extreme level and we as South Africans have to do everything in our power to put an end to this brutal and cruel trade. Isuzu, through the Off-Road Academy, is well placed to lend a helping hand to this cause by providing driver training as well as logistics support to the anti-poaching rangers working with the rhino project,” says Mlungisi Nonkonyana, Isuzu Brand Manager at General Motors South Africa.
Rhino Revolution is a non-governmental organisation which was founded in 2011 by concerned community members and rhino owners. The Rhino Revolution project has initiated a 7-point plan which underscores a long-term vision to protect and grow the population of rhino back to sustainable numbers.
Key aspects include ”dehorning” and treatment of all surviving rhino in order to relieve the threat of poaching in the short term, to seek out intelligence and information on poaching activity, to utilise the most innovative and advanced technologies to track and monitor rhino movement, and maximise efforts in ensuring the apprehension of poachers and the enforcement of the maximum possible sentence terms.
A big up to Isuzu for chipping in and helping to preserve South Africa’s rhinos. We think it’s important that companies like Isuzu see the important roles they can play in preserving wildlife in our country.
For more information on Rhino Revolution, visit www.rhino-revolution.com. Isuzu Off-Road Academy courses are also available to the public. Just visit www.isuzu.co.za or call 011 431 2000.