It was a pivotal moment in Wicus’s life when the first rhino was poached on his farm. Rockwood Conservation was born and his focus shifted to conservation.
What’s Being Done To Save The Rhino
As a privately owned conservation, dedicated to saving the rhino and protecting wildlife, our focus is on the safekeeping and general upkeep of our animals.
Is Private Conservation the Last Hope?
Most of our rhinos were poached in the Kruger National Park. If this trend continues, the entire rhino population protected by Kruger might be wiped out by 2030.
Wildlife Conservation Victim of Pandemic
After COVID-19, many of China's wet markets (where animals are sold as food or pets) were shut down, but wildlife markets continued selling wild animals.
How Your Donation Saves Rhinos At Rockwood
You can join the fight to save the African rhino. Know what it takes to care for rhinos, so you know that your donation goes directly towards conservation.
Megamaster Gets Involved
We're always looking for new ways to initiate rhino conservation. The key ingredient in Megamaster's eco-friendly Rhino Balls fire lighters, is our own rhinos' dung.
Choose To Give More Than Taking
We can choose to be seeds – small yet significant and full of potential. Or we can be parasites – self-serving, destructive, harming the very host keeping us alive.
2020 Conservation Success Stories
The effects of Covid-19 reached far and wide, and were felt in rhino conservation too. We're proudly sharing our nine conservation success stories for 2020.
SA Boasts Decline In Rhino Poaching
South Africa recently released rhino poaching statistics. The fifth consecutive year reflecting a downward trend indicates very good news for rhino conservation.
Science To Save The White Rhino
With the last male northern white rhino dying in 2018 and only two females left in the world, science has taken massive steps for the subspecies’ survival.