Save Rhinos.
Support People.
Protect Tomorrow.
Every rescue begins with rapid response and urgent care. Every recovery depends on long-term support. Every donation helps save a life.
Secure donations. Tax-benefit options available for South African, UK and US supporters.
Make a difference now
Your support helps ensure the survival of both white rhinos and critically endangered black rhinos through life-saving care and protection for orphaned and injured rhinos, while supporting local community projects that ensure the long-term protection of South Africa’s wildlife and protected areas.
Give Once
Make a once-off donation to provide immediate support.
Give Monthly
Become part of the Care for Wild family of regular supporters.
Adopt a Rhino
From rescue to release, support a rhino orphan’s journey back to life in the wild. Create a personal connection with a rhino in rehabilitation and support their journey to rewilding and release.
Give Once
Make a once-off donation to provide immediate support.
Give Monthly
Become part of the Care for Wild family of regular supporters.
Adopt a Rhino
From rescue to release, support a rhino orphan’s journey back to life in the wild. Create a personal connection with a rhino in rehabilitation and support their journey to rewilding and release.








Why Care for Wild Exists
Care for Wild created a sanctuary of safety and hope, where wildlife and people are protected.
Care for Wild was founded in response to South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis. In 2014, when 1,215 rhinos were killed in a single year, South African National Parks (SANParks) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Care for Wild, entrusting us with the rehabilitation, rewilding and long-term protection of Kruger National Park’s orphaned and injured rhinos.
Why Care for Wild Exists
Care for Wild created a sanctuary of safety and hope, where wildlife and people are protected.
Care for Wild was founded in response to South Africa’s rhino poaching crisis. In 2014, when 1,215 rhinos were killed in a single year, South African National Parks (SANParks) entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with Care for Wild, entrusting us with the rehabilitation, rewilding and long-term protection of Kruger National Park’s orphaned and injured rhinos.
Today, Care for Wild is an internationally recognised conservation organisation and the world’s largest orphaned rhino sanctuary.
Working alongside SANParks, provincial conservation authorities and protected area managers, we rescue, rehabilitate, rewild and protect vulnerable rhinos, while also co-managing protected areas to safeguard critical habitat and biodiversity.
We believe that successful conservation depends on thriving communities.
Through education, sustainable livelihoods and environmental stewardship programmes, we empower the people living alongside protected areas to become custodians of their natural heritage, helping to secure a future where both people and wildlife can thrive.
We believe that successful conservation depends on thriving communities.
Through education, sustainable livelihoods and environmental stewardship programmes, we empower the people living alongside protected areas to become custodians of their natural heritage, helping to secure a future where both people and wildlife can thrive.
Decades of dedication have shaped Care for Wild into a leader in conservation, building the pillars of success on which our model stands today
Care for Wild's approach recognises that lasting conservation can only succeed when wildlife, ecosystems, and communities thrive together.

Rescue
Rapid response for rhinos in crisis. Emergency rescue and veterinary intervention for orphaned, injured, and vulnerable rhinos affected by poaching, conflict, or other threats.

Rehabilitation
Specialist long-term care, nurturing, and rehabilitation that prepares orphaned and injured rhinos for a future back in the wild.

Rewilding & Release
Returning rehabilitated rhinos to healthy and protected ecosystems to secure viable wild populations.

Protection & Anti-Poaching
24/7 protection through anti-poaching operations, ranger patrols and conservation technology.

People & Communities
Creating lasting social and economic impact through employment, education, and community-centred conservation.
Our Impact
Meet the rhinos and discover their incredible stories
Every rhino has a name. Every name tells a story. Behind each rescue is a journey from loss to life, marked by trauma, healing, trust, recovery, and hope.
New Arrival
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
New Arrival
Rehabilitation
Rewilding and Release
New Arrival
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rehabilitation
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
Rewilding and Release
New Arrival
Rewilding and ReleaseAdopt a Rhino
Your adoption supports the daily care, food and protection of your rhino.
Where your adoption goes
Your contribution directly funds your rhino's daily care:
- Food, milk formula and supplements
- Veterinary treatment and medicine
- 24/7 anti-poaching protection
- Safe rehabilitation and rewilding
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Adopt a rhino. Become part of their story.
Rhino adoption is one of the most personal ways to support Care for Wild. Your adoption helps provide ongoing support while giving you a meaningful connection to an individual rhino’s journey.
Whether you adopt for yourself, your family, your classroom, your company or as a gift, you become part of a rhino’s incredible journey.
Adopt a rhino. Become part of their story.
Rhino adoption is one of the most personal ways to support Care for Wild. Your adoption helps provide ongoing support while giving you a meaningful connection to an individual rhino’s journey.
Whether you adopt for yourself, your family, your classroom, your company or as a gift, you become part of a rhino’s incredible journey.
Rhino Adoption Benefits
Each adopter will receive:
Adoption contributions support all aspects of the care and protection of rhinos at Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary.
Experience conservation with purpose
Some supporters give from across the world, others come closer. Volunteering their time, joining conservation experiences, or staying with us in ways that directly support our mission
Stay & Volunteer
Experience life inside the sanctuary and contribute your time to the care, healing, and protection of orphaned and injured rhinos.
Luxury Stay With Purpose
An exclusive, immersive conservation stay at Rhino View Lodge, where luxury meets purpose and every moment supports rhino protection
Corporate & Group Support
Build a partnership, staff engagement initiative or structured giving programme with real conservation impact.
Stay & Volunteer
Experience life inside the sanctuary and contribute your time to the care, healing, and protection of orphaned and injured rhinos.
Luxury Stay With Purpose
An exclusive, immersive conservation stay at Rhino View Lodge, where luxury meets purpose and every moment supports rhino protection
Corporate & Group Support
Build a partnership, staff engagement initiative or structured giving programme with real conservation impact.
Trusted by supporters around the world
Care for Wild is supported by donors, volunteers, partners and conservation-minded travellers from and across the world.
To make giving easier and more transparent, Care for Wild offers region-relevant donation routes and tax-benefit information for South African, UK and US supporters.
SOUTH AFRICA
Empowering Communities and Supporting B-BBEE Transformation
Your support is more than a donation. It is a direct investment in conservation, community upliftment, job creation, skills development and sustainable livelihoods.
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary is a B-BBEE Level 1 Broad-Based Black Socio-Economic Development Contributor, with a beneficiary base greater than 75% and 100% recognition for B-BBEE Socio-Economic Development purposes, subject to the terms and validity of the relevant B-BBEE documentation.
For South African corporate partners, this means that support for Care for Wild can contribute to meaningful conservation impact while also aligning with corporate transformation, socio-economic development and ESG objectives. Contributions may qualify for B-BBEE Socio-Economic Development recognition where they support eligible previously disadvantaged beneficiary communities, in line with the applicable B-BBEE Codes and verification requirements.
Section 18A Tax Benefits and Compliance
Care for Wild may issue Section 18A tax certificates for qualifying donations, where applicable. This enables eligible South African donors to claim a deduction from taxable income, subject to the requirements and limitations of Section 18A of the Income Tax Act and SARS rules.
SARS confirms that only approved Section 18A organisations may issue Section 18A receipts, and that the approval reference must appear on such receipts. SARS guidance also confirms that the allowable deduction is generally limited to 10% of taxable income, with excess amounts subject to the applicable carry-forward rules.
UNITED KINGDOM
Maximising Philanthropic Potential
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary (UK) is a registered UK charity.
Registered UK Charity Number: 1187193
For UK corporate donors, qualifying charitable donations may be eligible for UK Corporation Tax relief, subject to HMRC rules. GOV.UK confirms that UK limited companies may deduct the value of qualifying donations from total business profits before Corporation Tax is calculated.
For eligible UK taxpayer donations, Gift Aid may allow Care for Wild to claim an additional 25p for every £1 donated, at no extra cost to the donor, provided a valid Gift Aid declaration is completed and the donor has paid sufficient UK Income Tax or Capital Gains Tax. This means that, where the relevant requirements are met, UK support can go further while remaining aligned with UK charity and tax compliance requirements. The Charity Commission register confirms Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary (UK), charity number 1187193.
UNITED STATES
Magnifying Your Philanthropic Footprint
By partnering with Care for Wild, US corporate donors can align their giving with a globally recognised conservation mission focused on rescue, rehabilitation, rewilding, protection, biodiversity and community impact.
Care for Wild is registered in the United States as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organisation under the Internal Revenue Code.
Registered 501(c)(3) Organisation: Care for Wild
EIN: 82-2676307
Contributions to Care for Wild may be deductible for US federal income tax purposes, subject to IRS rules, donor status, applicable limits and proper substantiation. The IRS provides a Tax Exempt Organization Search tool to check an organisation’s eligibility to receive tax-deductible charitable contributions.
Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary was founded by Petronel Niewoudt from a deep commitment to healing and protecting rhinos impacted by the devastating effects of poaching and giving orphaned and injured calves the specialist care they need to survive.
Today, Care for Wild is a globally recognized conservation organisation where dedication, perseverance, hard work and passion are part of our every day.
Stories from the sanctuary
Follow the rhinos, people and conservation work your support makes possible — from rescue updates and rhino milestones to community stories, field work and ways to help.
Rhino Rescue Stories
Real stories of orphaned rhinos and their journey through care and recovery.
Conservation Updates
Field notes, habitat protection, biodiversity and rhino conservation education.
Supporter Impact
How donors, volunteers, partners and communities are helping protect rhinos.
Rhino Rescue Stories
Real stories of orphaned rhinos and their journey through care and recovery.
Conservation Updates
Field notes, habitat protection, biodiversity and rhino conservation education.
Supporter Impact
How donors, volunteers, partners and communities are helping protect rhinos.