Two pregnant rhinos orphaned seven years ago when poachers raided Sibuya Game Reserve have suffered the same fate this week, leaving another suckling calf parentless.
‘An incredible story of courage and survival that has now been obliterated’ is how wildlife veterinarian Dr William Fowlds has described the killing this week of two orphaned survivors of a 2016 rhino poaching incident at Sibuya Game Reserve. In a bitter blow to the rhino conservation community, two rhinos who mothers were killed by poachers seven years ago were themselves killed by poachers on Tuesday April 4.
Q: What inspired Return To The Wild? Was this book always in the pipeline following on from your first two novels? JH: I was hoping to do a third novel in the series but had nothing specific planned. It was great to have another six years in the bush full-time to inspire me and keep the ideas fresh.