Save the Waterberg Rhino was started in November 2012 in association with Waterberg Biosphere Reserve and StopRhinoPoaching.com. We had one mission; to help raise awareness and support the war against rhino poaching.
Save the Waterberg Rhino enjoys a close working relationship with many recognised role players, their opinion and experience proving invaluable when identifying projects and allocating funds.

Supporting Rhino owners, Private Reserves, South African National Parks and general security in the Biosphere is a primary objective and as such, the majority of our resources are chanelled in this direction.

Save the Waterberg Rhino was founded by Ant and Tessa Baber, Victoria Crake and Gustav Collins. Ant and Tessa own a reserve in the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve of South Africa. They were devastated in December 2011 when one of their white rhino cows was poached together with her 11 month old baby. At the end of July 2012 another of their white rhino cows was poached, although on this occasion her 18 month old baby managed to escape.Although they employed security guards after the first poaching, they were struck again and took the decision that we have to do more. There are around19,000 white rhinos in South Africa, with approximately 20-25% of this number in private ownership. With the explosion in rhino poaching to feed the Asian demand for rhino horn to be used in traditional medicine, private rhino owners have come under increasing pressure to protect their rhinos. Private rhino owners have found themselves at the forefront of the battle against rhino poachers and have a massive part to play in safeguarding rhinos for the future. The cost of protecting small populations of rhinos is, however, enormous and, in some cases, can discourage landowners from having rhinos on their land.

Save the Waterberg Rhino are delighted to have teamed up with The Waterberg Biosphere Reserve and Stop Rhino Poaching.com in order to raise funds to protect rhinos in private ownership around the Waterberg Biosphere area. We have set up a team of respected members of the community, rhino owners, rhino specialist and security experts to manage ‘Save the Waterberg Rhino.’

We are based in the Waterberg area of Limpopo in northern South Africa. It is breathtakingly beautiful area with a vast range of cultural, archaeological and biological diversity.

The Waterberg was the first area of northern South Africa to be named as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

The Waterberg District Council describes the area as “the undiscovered Gem of South African treasures, a land of intense beauty and colour reflected in the environment and its people.”

We are funded entirely by donations. Our Administrator post is funded by subscription from local rhino owners, in order that all funds raised can go directly towards our work in saving rhinos and not to administrative costs. This will ensure that all our donors know that any donations go directly to protecting the Waterberg’s rhino population.

It is of great importance to us that we are completely transparent, so that donors know exactly what their money has been used for and can be entirely confident that their money has been entirely dedicated to the mission and aims of Save the Waterberg Rhino. Any donor will have access to our audited accounts, in order that they can see how their mony has been used. We will also keep you informed of projects and handovers as they occur via our website, newsletters and Facebook page.