Speeding truck kills Rhino

 The tear of Blood in the Rhino eye after it was killed by the fast moving truck

The complete scene showing the driver wasn't close to the speed limit

The dead Rhino with its horn which isn't seen much nowadays 

Mohlolo Siko angry resident talks about the speeding busses and trucks.

The driver Azael Lebitso

This tragedy of rhino killings needs to be stopped. They are being poached at an alarming rate and now it seems even drivers have no regard for the law.This is also costing the lives of our Rhino. How long will they still be around unless drastic steps are taken ??

Giving Roccy sight

I was fortunate enough to have met the 8 month old orphan white Rhino Roccy on Tuesday before they removed cataracts from both his eyes. He was left blind after being beaten on the head when the ruthless money hungry poachers shot and killed his mother for her horn. ( can this stop please!!!! ) . He was only a few months old at the time and fortunately survived the nightmare ordeal. Roccy has a friend now named Clova which is also a orphan due to poaching. The owners Rocco and Yvonne Gioia just have such a passion for Rhino and I could see the stress of the operation really was emotional for Yvonne.

The story appeared in Beeld Newspaper and the link is below but is unfortunately in Afrikaans.
http://www.beeld.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Renostertjie-onder-mes-vir-sy-katarakte-20120105.

I will be returning to http://www.elandelarhinosurvivortrust.co.za/ in a few weeks to see what the progress of Roccy has been. 

It is time we all got involved in protecting one of Africa's Big 5. You can help in some way never doubt that.!!!