YouTube, The DodoOur wildlife has recently been struggling to thrive because of both natural calamities and abuse from us humans.
A Threat To Wildlife
UnsplashPoaching is considered the biggest threat to our wildlife. It has developed into a flourishing black market business that generates $5 to $23 billion a year.
Protecting The Animals
UnsplashAnimal advocates all over the world have been intensifying their measures in protecting wildlife by establishing organizations, foundations, and sanctuaries for them.
The Rhino Orphanage
UnsplashThe Rhino Orphanage in Limpopo Province, South Africa, is an example of a wildlife conservation organization that rescues and fosters rhinoceroses in the region, especially orphaned rhinos due to poaching.
What They Do
UnsplashThey take the orphaned baby rhinos in to help them recover from physical, emotional, and mental trauma until they are old enough to be released into a protected and controlled area.
Meet Jaime
YouTube, The DodoJaime Traynor is a veterinary student and a volunteer at The Rhino Orphanage.
Her Best Friend
YouTube, The DodoShe has formed great bonds with the rhinos in the orphanage, most especially with a baby rhino they recently rescued named Jamila.
Her Story
UnsplashJamila didn’t have her front horn anymore when she was found and she had a big wound at her side, which they said was caused by a machete by the poachers when she was trying to protect her mother.
Their Bond
YouTube, The DodoJamila had formed a connection with Jaime. She loves lying down on the rescuer’s lap. Whenever Jamie would come near her, she would bump her head onto her legs to ask for some pets or belly rubs.
Another Friend
YouTube, The DodoAs Jamila was still a small rhino, she spent more time with humans at the orphanage, but she’s also friends with Mewie, Jaime’s cat, who would sometimes babysit her too when Jaime’s in the orphanage.
Watch Jaime and Jamila’s wonderful friendship inside The Rhino Orphanage in the video below.
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