Welcome to Rockwood
PROACTIVE RHINO CONSERVATION
Nestled in the vast heartland of the
Northern Cape Province of South Africa, Rockwood is a privately owned
33,000 acre nature reserve that protects one of the largest populations of Southern White Rhinos on the planet.
Consider this an invitation to join us in our conservation efforts.
Consider this an invitation to join us in our conservation efforts.
Acting With Purpose
What we do today,
matters tomorrow
Our ultimate goal is to witness a flourishing and safe rhino population, unshackled from the severe threat of poaching.
Every activity at Rockwood contributes to rhino conservation.
We apply bold and unorthodox strategies to protect our rhinos. While it's a far cry from how they would live in the wild, free from human interference, this is how we safeguard their future. Having gone over a decade without a single poaching incident, our track record clearly speaks for itself.
Every activity at Rockwood contributes to rhino conservation.
We apply bold and unorthodox strategies to protect our rhinos. While it's a far cry from how they would live in the wild, free from human interference, this is how we safeguard their future. Having gone over a decade without a single poaching incident, our track record clearly speaks for itself.
Wouldn't it be great to
not have to save the rhino?
LANDOWNER-LED CONSERVATION
Illegal killing of rhinos for their horns (rhino poaching) is the biggest threat to the survival of rhinos in Africa.
For centuries, Rhino horn has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and as ornaments and jewellery.
All Rhinos are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) as Appendix I. Therefore, no rhino specimens (like horn) can be internationally traded for commercial purposes.
As a result, the only way to satisfy the insatiable demand for rhino horn is through the black market and poaching. Poachers are often part of crime syndicates operating nationally and internationally.
Poaching of rhinos in South Africa has dramatically increased since 2010. Our government reserves have been hit the hardest. Rhino numbers in our iconic Kruger National Park plummeted from ±11 000 in 2009 to less than 2000 in 2022.
Many government and even private reserves are on the brink of losing all of their rhinos, because they can no longer afford the astronomical cost and effort of keeping their rhinos safe.
All Rhinos are listed on CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) as Appendix I. Therefore, no rhino specimens (like horn) can be internationally traded for commercial purposes.
As a result, the only way to satisfy the insatiable demand for rhino horn is through the black market and poaching. Poachers are often part of crime syndicates operating nationally and internationally.
Poaching of rhinos in South Africa has dramatically increased since 2010. Our government reserves have been hit the hardest. Rhino numbers in our iconic Kruger National Park plummeted from ±11 000 in 2009 to less than 2000 in 2022.
Many government and even private reserves are on the brink of losing all of their rhinos, because they can no longer afford the astronomical cost and effort of keeping their rhinos safe.
– World Cricket Legend, Quinton de Kock –
"I'm proud to partner with this amazing team at rockwood."
