Two rhino calves growing big and strong

We weigh them twice a week to keep track, and the numbers are very encouraging: around 1.5 to 2kg a day, every single day. They’re getting big, and we mean big. They’re also digesting well and, besides their daily milk bottles, showing more interest in natural forage, such as locally sourced grass and teff that’s been kindly donated to support their recovery.

Behind the scenes, specialised feeding, round the clock care and dedicated carers have pulled them through, and it’s paying off. Both calves are developing well and have become proper little ambassadors for conservation here at Limpopo-Lipadi.

After everything they’ve been through, their safety and wellbeing is all that matters to us now. The calves are protected by a permanent armed Botswana Defence Force presence and monitored 24 hours a day, every day.

There’s still a long road ahead, but watching these two grow up after what they suffered, is one of the best parts of our work. Specialised feed and full-time care don’t come cheap, so if you’d like to help us carry some of that cost, donations are more than welcome: https://limpopo-lipadi.org/donate/