Sponsor a step to freedom.
Rhinos on the move.
The Aspinall Foundation is working with Port Lympne Reserve to return three UK-born black rhinos to the lands of their ancestors in the near future.
Kisima, Chanua and Mizi are currently living at Port Lympne Reserve, one of our partner parks in the Kent countryside. They are happy, healthy rhinos with an amazing team looking after them. However, we and our friends at Port Lympne believe that all animals deserve a chance to live wild and free, wherever possible.
The transport route is planned, we have selected a safe new home for them and are busy putting everything in place for this trip of a lifetime. After years of work, we're overjoyed that the possibility of the move is becoming real. They have many miles to travel, but with your support, we can help the rhinos to undertake this epic journey.
A gift of just £26 is enough to cover the cost of moving one rhino one mile closer to Tanzania. Kisima, Chanua and Mizi are waiting to start their new life. Will you help them to take their final steps towards freedom?
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Kisima (Female)
DOB: 01/07/2012
Place of Birth: Folkestone, UK
Weight: 1,414KG
Nickname: Kissy Pants
Kisima is a big girl and is noticeably long and tall. She’s particularly nosy, especially if she thinks goats’ willow might be on the menu.
Chanua (Female)
DOB: 03/10/2012
Place of Birth: Chester, UK
Weight: 1,228KG
Nickname: Chanuboo
Bossy (especially if Mizi is around) and occasionally grumpy, Chanua likes to be comfy and in charge wherever possible.
Mizi (Female)
DOB: 16/10/2016
Place of Birth: Bekesbourne, UK
Weight: 1,260KG
Nickname: Mizzles
Playful Mizi is a sweet rhino who loves nothing more than charging around her paddock before flopping down for a nap in the sunshine.
A donation of just £26 could get the rhinos one mile closer to their new home
Where are they going?
The aim is to move Kisima, Chanua and Mizi to Tanzania’s Grumeti Reserve, where we have already successfully rewilded black rhino.
The exceptional Grumeti team utilise Ranger patrols, camera traps and aerial surveillance, among other techniques, to monitor and protect the animals on the Reserve.
The rhinos we have previously rewilded have thrived in this environment and have had over 25 calves in the wild so far, with over 60 descendants!
Why are they going?
- At Grumeti Reserve, Kisima, Chanua and Mizi will have access to a vast area, to live as their ancestors once did.
- They will enjoy a totally natural diet.
- They will have the opportunity to breed and produce wild-born offspring with partners of their choosing.
- Most importantly, they will live their lives on their own terms, as nature intended.
