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Care for Wild Rhino Sanctuary is the world’s largest orphaned rhino sanctuary and a globally recognised conservation organisation. We specialise in the rescue, rehabilitation, rewilding, and protection of orphaned and injured rhinos, while empowering local communities to be the custodians of the wild places, ecosystems, and biodiversity that is their home and South Africa’s natural heritage.

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.

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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.

How does your donation help? Choose an impact amount on the donation page and see how your gift will make a difference.

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.

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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.

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:

A personalised digital adoption certificate delivered as a downloadable PDF.
Quarterly updates about their adopted rhino, sent via their preferred contact method — either WhatsApp or email. Updates will include stories, photographs, and conservation news presented in an engaging PDF format.
A special birthday message for adopters who choose to share their birthday with us.

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.

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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.

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