Help rescue, rehabilitate and protect orphaned and injured rhinos.
Your donation helps Care for Wild provide specialist care, emergency response, long-term rehabilitation, protection and rewilding for vulnerable rhinos, while supporting the people and protected landscapes that make their future possible.
Care for Wild is the world’s largest orphaned rhino sanctuary and a globally recognised conservation organisation. Every gift supports real, ongoing conservation work in South Africa, from milk feeds and veterinary care to anti-poaching protection, habitat security, biodiversity conservation and community-centred conservation.
Make a Donation
Your gift supports the rescue and rewilding of orphaned rhinos.
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
Choose how you would like to help
Whether you give once, give monthly, adopt a rhino, fund a practical need or support Care for Wild through your company or foundation, your contribution helps sustain the daily work of rescue, rehabilitation, protection and rewilding.
Choose the giving option that feels right for you.
Give Monthly
Become part of the Care for Wild family of regular supporters. Monthly giving helps provide reliable, long-term support for rhino care, protection, rewilding and community impact.
Give Once
Make a once-off donation to provide immediate support where it is needed most.
Adopt a Rhino
Create a personal connection with an individual rhino and support their journey from rescue to rehabilitation, rewilding and release.
Give Monthly
Become part of the Care for Wild family of regular supporters. Monthly giving helps provide reliable, long-term support for rhino care, protection, rewilding and community impact.
Give Once
Make a once-off donation to provide immediate support where it is needed most.
Adopt a Rhino
Create a personal connection with an individual rhino and support their journey from rescue to rehabilitation, rewilding and release.
Fund a Practical Need
Prefer to support something more specific? You can fund a real, tangible need such as milk, hay bales, bandages, tools, security equipment, uniforms, boots, school supplies, children’s clothing, or contribute towards one of our current priority projects.
Give in Someone’s Honour
Make a gift in honour of someone special, to celebrate a birthday, milestone, memorial or meaningful occasion.
Corporate or Foundation Giving
Partner with Care for Wild through structured giving, ESG-aligned support, employee engagement, corporate rhino adoption, anti-poaching sponsorship or major funding.
Fund a Practical Need
Prefer to support something more specific? You can fund a real, tangible need such as milk, hay bales, bandages, tools, security equipment, uniforms, boots, school supplies, children’s clothing, or contribute towards one of our current priority projects.
Give in Someone’s Honour
Make a gift in honour of someone special, to celebrate a birthday, milestone, memorial or meaningful occasion.
Corporate or Foundation Giving
Partner with Care for Wild through structured giving, ESG-aligned support, employee engagement, corporate rhino adoption, anti-poaching sponsorship or major funding.
Leave a Legacy
Leave a lasting gift for rhino conservation through your will or estate planning.
Fund a Project
From rhino clinics to ranger equipment, your donation funds the practical projects that make rescue, rehabilitation and protection possible. Pick a project and see the difference you make.
Protect a Hectare
Rhinos need wild, protected spaces to survive. Your donation helps us secure, monitor and care for the land that gives orphaned and rewilded rhinos a future. Every hectare counts.
Leave a Legacy
Leave a lasting gift for rhino conservation through your will or estate planning.
Fund a Project
From rhino clinics to ranger equipment, your donation funds the practical projects that make rescue, rehabilitation and protection possible. Pick a project and see the difference you make.
Protect a Hectare
Rhinos need wild, protected spaces to survive. Your donation helps us secure, monitor and care for the land that gives orphaned and rewilded rhinos a future. Every hectare counts.
Why monthly giving matters
Rhino rescue does not end on the day a calf arrives at Care for Wild.
Some rhinos require months of intensive care. Others need years of rehabilitation, monitoring, protection and support before they are ready for rewilding and release.
Monthly giving helps provide the consistency this work depends on. It allows Care for Wild to plan ahead, care for rhinos through every stage of recovery, support anti-poaching protection, maintain essential sanctuary operations and continue investing in the people and communities who help protect South Africa’s natural heritage.
Why monthly giving matters
Rhino rescue does not end on the day a calf arrives at Care for Wild.
Some rhinos require months of intensive care. Others need years of rehabilitation, monitoring, protection and support before they are ready for rewilding and release.
Monthly giving helps provide the consistency this work depends on. It allows Care for Wild to plan ahead, care for rhinos through every stage of recovery, support anti-poaching protection, maintain essential sanctuary operations and continue investing in the people and communities who help protect South Africa’s natural heritage.
A monthly gift, no matter the size, becomes part of the steady support system behind every rescue, every recovery and every return to the wild.
See what your donation can help make possible
Whether your gift helps buy feed, support a ranger, care for a calf in ICU, or protect a rewilded rhino, every donation becomes part of the daily work that keeps rhinos safe.
Helps contribute towards daily rhino care.
Your gift helps support the food, cleaning, bedding, supplements and daily sanctuary routines that vulnerable rhinos depend on.
Helps contribute towards milk and bottle-feeding support.
Young calves need specialist nutrition and patient, consistent care. Your gift helps support the daily feeding routines that form part of their recovery.
Helps support anti-poaching field protection.
Your gift contributes towards the people, equipment and daily operations needed to help keep rhinos safe.
Support 24 hours of life-saving care in our Rhino Intensive Care Unit.
Your gift contributes towards the specialist care, monitoring, nutrition and rehabilitation support needed by vulnerable rhinos in the most fragile stages of recovery.
Makes a high-impact contribution.
Your gift helps support rhino care, rehabilitation, field protection, veterinary needs and the ongoing work required to give orphaned and injured rhinos a second chance.
See what your donation can help make possible
Whether your gift helps buy feed, support a ranger, care for a calf in ICU, or protect a rewilded rhino, every donation becomes part of the daily work that keeps rhinos safe.
Helps contribute towards daily rhino care.
Your gift helps support the food, cleaning, bedding, supplements and daily sanctuary routines that vulnerable rhinos depend on.
Helps contribute towards milk and bottle-feeding support.
Young calves need specialist nutrition and patient, consistent care. Your gift helps support the daily feeding routines that form part of their recovery.
Helps support anti-poaching field protection.
Your gift contributes towards the people, equipment and daily operations needed to help keep rhinos safe.
Support 24 hours of life-saving care in our Rhino Intensive Care Unit.
Your gift contributes towards the specialist care, monitoring, nutrition and rehabilitation support needed by vulnerable rhinos in the most fragile stages of recovery.
Makes a high-impact contribution.
Your gift helps support rhino care, rehabilitation, field protection, veterinary needs and the ongoing work required to give orphaned and injured rhinos a second chance.
Help fund a month of rhino care
Funds support and protection for a rewilded and released rhino
Rewilded rhinos need protected landscapes, ongoing monitoring and carefully managed habitat. This monthly amount helps support the care, management and protection needed for rhinos to integrate and thrive in a wild environment. Your support helps bridge the journey from care to full independence.
Your gift supports rhinos as they continue their journey back to the wild.
Funds the care for a weaned calf still in rehabilitation
The journey doesn't end when the milk bottles do. Weaned calves continue to rely on expert care, including nutritious feed and supplements, daily health checks, careful monitoring, well-maintained bomas, and the gradual preparation needed before they can take the next steps towards life in the wild.
Your donation helps support a calf as they grow stronger and more independent.
Funds the care for a weaned calf still in rehabilitation
The journey doesn't end when the milk bottles do. Weaned calves continue to rely on expert care, including nutritious feed and supplements, daily health checks, careful monitoring, well-maintained bomas, and the gradual preparation needed before they can take the next steps towards life in the wild.
Your donation helps support a calf as they grow stronger and more independent.
Funds the care of a bottle fed rhino calf
Some calves still rely on milk bottle feeding while beginning to adapt to a safer rhythm of rehabilitation. This monthly amount helps support milk, feeding routines, boma care and daily monitoring. For the first 18 to 20 months, orphaned rhino calves rely on around 16 litres of milk every day to replace the nourishment they would have received from their mothers. Your monthly gift helps provide milk, supplements, safe and clean facilities, and the expert daily care needed to give each calf the very best start.
Your support helps provide nourishment, routine and reassurance during a vulnerable stage.
Funds care of a rhino calf in the High Care Unit
Orphaned rhino calves between 12 and 18 months old are often too large and too wild for our Intensive Care Unit. They are cared for in our specialised High Care Unit, where they receive close monitoring, specialist nutrition, rehabilitation support, wound treatment, and dedicated daily care from our team as they prepare for the next stage of their rehabilitation.
Your gift contributes to the steady care needed between rescue and recovery.
Funds care of a rhino calf in the High Care Unit
Orphaned rhino calves between 12 and 18 months old are often too large and too wild for our Intensive Care Unit. They are cared for in our specialised High Care Unit, where they receive close monitoring, specialist nutrition, rehabilitation support, wound treatment, and dedicated daily care from our team as they prepare for the next stage of their rehabilitation.
Your gift contributes to the steady care needed between rescue and recovery.
Funds ICU care for a rhino calf
ICU care supports the most vulnerable rhinos during the earliest and most critical stage of recovery. This often includes veterinary intervention, medical supplies and medications, specialist nutrition, fluid therapy, intensive monitoring and care, and round-the-clock attention from a highly trained team.
You can fund the full monthly amount or contribute any amount towards ICU care.
Help protect rhinos in the field
Funds a ranger
This monthly amount helps support a ranger, including the training, uniform, equipment and essential costs connected to keeping skilled protection teams active in the field.
Your gift helps keep trained people on the ground where protection is needed most.
Funds a Mounted Unit rider and horse
The Mounted Unit helps protect large landscapes with mobility, visibility and field presence. This monthly amount supports both rider and horse, including the essential costs of field operations.
Your support helps protect rhinos across the landscapes they depend on.
Funds a Mounted Unit rider and horse
The Mounted Unit helps protect large landscapes with mobility, visibility and field presence. This monthly amount supports both rider and horse, including the essential costs of field operations.
Your support helps protect rhinos across the landscapes they depend on.
Funds a K9 handler and dog
The K9 Unit plays an important role in anti-poaching protection through tracking, detection and apprehension. This monthly amount supports a K9 handler and a dog, helping keep this specialist protection team operational.
Your support helps strengthen the protection system around vulnerable rhinos.
Support people and communities
Care for Wild’s conservation work is built on the understanding that lasting protection for rhinos and wild spaces also depends on people. Community impact giving helps support dignity, education, food security, livestock health, youth development and practical care for people living alongside protected areas.
Whether your gift helps provide hygiene products, a learning opportunity, veterinary support for community livestock, sports kit for young players, or food parcels for vulnerable families, every donation helps strengthen the communities connected to Care for Wild’s conservation mission.
Please note that your donation supports Care for Wild’s broader community-centred conservation work, allowing resources to be directed where they are needed most.
Support people and communities
Care for Wild’s conservation work is built on the understanding that lasting protection for rhinos and wild spaces also depends on people. Community impact giving helps support dignity, education, food security, livestock health, youth development and practical care for people living alongside protected areas.
Whether your gift helps provide hygiene products, a learning opportunity, veterinary support for community livestock, sports kit for young players, or food parcels for vulnerable families, every donation helps strengthen the communities connected to Care for Wild’s conservation mission.
Please note that your donation supports Care for Wild’s broader community-centred conservation work, allowing resources to be directed where they are needed most.
Community Impact Gifts
Provides essential women's hygiene products
Your gift helps provide underwear, socks and personal hygiene items for women and girls, supporting dignity, confidence and everyday wellbeing.
Supports herd health initiatives
Your gift helps provide veterinary care and treatments that support healthy, productive community livestock, helping families protect an important part of their livelihood.
Provides an educational lesson for 25 children
Your gift helps create a safe opportunity for children to learn, grow and thrive, including a nutritious meal as part of the experience.
Funds a complete soccer kit for 15 young players.
Your gift helps provide a team soccer kit, excluding boots, encouraging teamwork, confidence, belonging and healthy youth development.
Provides food parcels for 100 vulnerable people
Your gift helps provide practical food support for vulnerable people in need, offering immediate relief and care to communities connected to the wider conservation landscape.
Help support the people who help protect the future.
Community impact is part of long-term conservation. Every gift, of every size, helps Care for Wild support people, strengthen dignity and build shared responsibility for rhinos, biodiversity and South Africa’s natural heritage.
All community impact gifts support Care for Wild’s broader community-centred conservation work and help direct resources to the areas of greatest need.
Choose the gift that feels right for you
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.
All gifts support Care for Wild’s broader rhino care and conservation fund, helping direct resources to the areas of greatest need.
Your support saves more than rhinos
Care for Wild’s work is built on the understanding that lasting conservation depends on the wellbeing of wildlife, ecosystems and people. Your donation helps support a complete conservation model that protects vulnerable rhinos while strengthening the landscapes and communities around them.
Rescue & Rehabilitation
Specialist care for orphaned, injured and vulnerable rhinos, from emergency rescue to long-term rehabilitation.
Rewilding & Release
Returning rehabilitated rhinos to healthy and protected ecosystems to secure viable wild populations.
Biodiversity Conservation
Restoring and protecting the rich diversity of species and ecosystems that support life.
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.Donate from your region
Care for Wild is supported by donors around the world. To make giving easier, more transparent and more relevant to your location, please choose the donation route that applies to you.
Tax treatment depends on your location and personal circumstances. Please consult your tax advisor where needed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Prefer EFT or bank transfer?
Online donations are the fastest and easiest way to give, and help Care for Wild track, receipt and acknowledge your contribution efficiently.
If you prefer to make a direct bank transfer, you can still access the relevant bank details for your region.
Please use your name and donation reference where possible so that your gift can be allocated and acknowledged correctly.
Support Care for Wild through your company, foundation or major gift.
Care for Wild offers a meaningful and credible conservation partnership route for companies, foundations, family offices and major donors who want to support wildlife protection, biodiversity, community impact and long-term conservation outcomes.
Your support can help fund practical sanctuary needs, rhino care, anti-poaching protection, community employment, environmental education, rewilding and protected area management.
Support Options
Give with confidence
Care for Wild is a globally recognised conservation organisation with an established track record in rhino rescue, rehabilitation, rewilding and protection. Your support contributes to real conservation work on the ground in South Africa.
World’s largest orphaned rhino sanctuary
Specialist rescue, rehabilitation, rewilding and protection
Regional giving routes for South African, UK and US supporters
Tax-benefit information available where applicable
Established conservation partnerships and field credibility
Community-centred conservation impact
Secure online donation options
Supporter communication and donor stewardship
Donation FAQs
How will my donation be used?
Can I choose what my donation supports?
Is monthly giving better than a once-off donation?
Can I receive a tax receipt?
Can I donate in honour of someone else?
Can my company support Care for Wild?
Can I adopt a rhino instead of making a general donation?
You can help protect a future for rhinos.
Your donation helps make this work possible.
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