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It's great to see so many of you have tracked down some of the #Rhinos in #London for the #TuskRhinoTrail... Keep the images coming 😀📸
If you haven't managed to find any of the rhinos yet, you can find out where they are just by visiting our website www.tuskrhinotrail.com and downloading the map by what3words
If you would like to help support Tusk and the work we do please donate here https://www.tusk.org/donate-to-tusk/
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These #Rhinos where created by the following artists: Charming Baker Studio David Yarrow Photography Axel Scheffler Glen Baxter Patrick Hughes Rob and Nick Carter Zhang Huan @GerryMcgoven David Mach
These #Rhinos are sponsored by: The Pouroulis Foundation, Autonomous, Genesis Imaging, Artemis, Investec, Nelsons, @StandardChartere, Land Rover and Emso
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Adam Dant is a contemporary artist known for his visual narratives realised through elaborate and intricate pen-and-ink drawings. Adam has kindly painted a rhino sculpture as part of the #TuskRhinoTrail
Adam says of his artwork: “I have recreated a rhino according one of the first depictions of the beast, being Albrecht Durer’s 1515 woodcut print. Durer based his image on a written description and until the late 18th century his print was considered to be an accurate depict...ion of a rhino. I think it is poignant to display the animal in such form, according to how it was first depicted by an artist as a rarity, due to our lack of knowledge of and encounters with the rhino, as opposed to it being depicted as a rarity because we’ve killed them all.”
You can see Adam's sculpture at the Royal Exchange as part of the #tuskrhinotrail
Adam Dant's sculpture is generously sponsored by BlackRock.
Discover more at https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
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David Mach is a Scottish artist best known for his dynamic and imaginative large-scale collages, sculptures and installations using diverse media including coat hangers, matches, magazines and car tyres.
David says of his rhino design: “Dia de Muertos. That’s the traditional way to say it. It’s become Dia de los Muertos and that’s now tied in to All Saints and Souls Day…we celebrate the dead on this day, we remember. I guess my message is…if we don’t look after our rhinos, if... we don’t protect them, stop people killing them for their tusks then that’s what we can look forward to - a Remembrance Day for them - a Remembrance Day for all the other animals we’re not looking after - a Remembrance Day for all the things were not looking after, not protecting, not keeping safe and you can call it All Saints or All Souls’ Day too as much as you like…but that won’t say much for our souls.”
You can see David’s sculpture at St Paul’s / Paternoster Row as part of the #tuskrhinotrail
David Mach's sculpture is generously sponsored by Emso.
Discover more at https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
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The #TuskRhinoTrail has hit the streets of #London!
We were joined by two of the country's leading contemporay artists and a true rock and roll legend to launch the Trail. David Mach, Adam Dant and Ronnie Wood have all donated artworks, which will be auctioned at Christie's to raise vital funds for our conservation work across Africa.
Follow the Trail here: http://bit.ly/TuskTrailGoogleMap
... Discover more here https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
Video: ITV
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We were joined by some very special guests at Carnaby London today to officially launch the #TuskRhinoTrail.
Ronnie Wood, David Mach and Adam Dant were out in force to help us celebrate.
Download the map, follow the Trail and find out more about why we're raising awareness of this incredible species and the work needed to protect them on our website. https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
... Images: David Parry/PA Wire
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Watch out, London, the rhinos are here! You can now find 21 extraordinary sculptures on the streets of our capital.
The artworks are painted by some of the world's leading contemporary artists and include these by Eileen Cooper, Mauro Perucchetti and Rob & Nick Carter.
Download the map, follow the Trail and find out more about why we're raising awareness of this incredible species and the work needed to protect them on our website. https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
... Find the rhinos and join in with #TheTuskRhinoTrail
Images: Tim Whitby/Getty
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Make sure you're following us tomorrow as we launch the #TuskRhinoTrail! Our 21 rhinos will charge onto the streets of London to celebrate this near-prehistoric species and raise awareness of the work needed to protect rhinos across Africa. #TheRhinosAreComing
Image: Tim Whitby/Getty Artist: Nancy Fouts Rhino: WATCH OUT

Mkomazi, on #Tanzania’s northern border and contiguous with Kenya’s Tsavo National Park, was established as a game reserve in 1951. By the late 1980s it had succumbed to uncontrolled grazing and poaching, with the elephant population reduced from 4,500 to just 11. In 1989 the national government gave Tony Fitzjohn the mandate to manage the area and restore the natural ecosystem and wildlife. The elephant population has now reached 500, and breeding programmes for black rhino ...and African wild dog have returned these animals to Mkomazi (redesignated in 2008 as a National Park).
Tusk has been a major sponsor of Mkomazi for many years. Field operation support has contributed to game guard salaries, aircraft patrols, vehicles, machinery, fencing, and workshop equipment. We provided funds for the environmental education centre and the schools bus. In 2012 we were instrumental in the transfer of three black rhino from Port Lympne Wildlife Park in the UK to Mkomazi, and we have also covered costs for wild dog translocations.
To see what else Tusk and our project partners get up to visit our website www.tusk.org
#JoinTheCharge this summer at the Tusk Rhino Trail, visit https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com for more information.
#TheRhinosAreComing #Tusk4Change Mkomazi National Park
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Something BIG is on its way from Shanghai....... Any ideas?
Make sure you join us for the Tusk Rhino Trail this summer!!
Visit https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
... #TheRhinosAreComing #Tusk4Change #JoinTheCharge DHL
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What is the main difference between a white rhino and a black rhino?
The black rhino has a hooked lip which allows it to feed on trees and shrubs. The white rhino has a long, flat upper lip perfect for grazing on grasses.
Here is Kitui with his keepr Aden. Kitui is 3 year old black rhino currently being raised on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy
... #TheRhinosAreComing #Tusk4Change #JoinTheCharge
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Northeast Namibia is home to the largest free-ranging black rhino population in the world.
These specially desert-adapted animals are spread across more 25000 ha of arid land, most of it unfenced and with no protected area status. Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) has monitored this population, recording important information about the rhinos’ ecology and behavior. For much of this time the population has increased, but in recent years the global surge in rhino poaching has hit this... region and these animals have needed more than just monitoring. Tusk’s original support was directed to the monitoring teams, in particular the camel unit, helping the game guards to monitor rhino across the vast areas that cannot be reached by vehicle. In recent years Tusk’s focus has moved to the anti-poaching work providing support for the operational costs.
This critical black rhino population, which had been steadily recovering since the 1980s, is now facing a renewed threat from poaching. We must continue supporting the vital work of SRT to keep these precious animals safe.
Visit our website www.tusk.org to see what else our project partners like Save The Rhino Trust do. Save the Rhino Trust Namibia
Help make a difference this summer by #JoinTheCharge visit https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
Image Credit: © Dave Hamman
#TheRhinosAreComing #Tusk4Change #BlackRhino
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Happy #WorldElephantDay!!!
It is estimated that 100 elephants are killed a day!
Tusk supports a number of anti-poaching initiatives focused on protecting elephant populations, for example in #Kenya, #Zambia and #Mali, as well as community based projects to tackle the problem of human-elephant conflict.
... To see how Tusk and our project partners are working to ensure that these incredible beasts are here for future generations visit our website https://www.tusk.org/species/african-elep hant/
Image credits 📸 Off the Grid - Jeremy Goss photography
#Elephants #TuskOrg
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What will #AxelScheffler paint on his rhino…??
We have over 21 artist involved with the Tusk Rhino Trail and we cannot wait to see what they have all done with their rhinos.
Our crash of rhinos will be installed through out London on the 20th of August. what3words will be providing a map of all the rhinos throughout London. This will be available on the Tusk Rhino Trail website from the 20th of August.
... https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
#Repost from #AxelScheffler
#TheRhinosAreComing #Tusk4Change #JoinTheCharge
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Get ready, London. The rhinos are coming. tuskrhinotrail.com
#therhinosarecoming #tuskrhinotrail

This #worldlionday we're very grateful to Grant Macdonald - Silversmiths Ltd for creating the incredible Ruaha in support of our conservation projects across Africa. Check out just how much work went into creating Ruaha here. #artforconservation

Happy #WorldLionDay
It is estimated there are about 20,000 lions remaining in the wild today.
Lions are still present in a number of large and well-managed protected areas across Africa, and their ongoing protection is vital for lion survival, especially if their habitat can be linked by wildlife corridors. As well as protecting some of their greatest strongholds in Tanzania and Zimbabwe, Tusk invests in a number of initiatives working with local communities to change attitu...des towards lions and to help them protect their livestock.
Visit our website to find how Tusk and our project partners are working toward protecting these beautiful cats.
www.tusk.org/species/african-lion/
Image Credits: Lion Landscapes and Lizzie Daly
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Did you know there are approximatley 5000 black rhino left in the world?
Join the charge this summer and take part in the Tusk Rhino Trail, for more information visit the website https://www.tuskrhinotrail.com
#TheRhinosAreComing #Tusk4Change #JoinTheCharge
... Image Credits: David Yarrow Photography Many thanks to David Yarrow, Tusk’s official photographer for use of his wonderful work.
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Congratulations Vincent Opyene on being a 2018 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa finalists!
From a young age Vincent knew that he wanted to make a difference and so he combined his passion for wildlife with his love for the law. Based on his experiences conducting field patrols in national parks for Uganda Wildlife Authority, as well as working as a state prosecutor, Vincent established the Natural Resource Conservation Network (NRCN), a partnership between civil society ...and government to improve how wildlife laws are enforced. As a result he has single-handedly changed how Uganda addresses wildlife crime.
Uganda is a major international transit hub for ivory, pangolins, and other illicit wildlife products from across the region. Since establishing the Natural Resource Conservation Network, its wide-ranging powers have resulted in the arrest of many international wildlife criminals and the investigation of corruption at the highest level.
To read more about Vincent and his work and the other 2018 Tusk Awards finalist head to the website http://tuskawards.com
Image credits 📸: @ Sarah Marshall
#TuskAwards #ForAllTheyDo #ConservationHeroes
Investec Asset Management South Africa Investec Asset Management UK Natural Resource Conservation Network Uganda Wildlife Authority
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Congratulations Force Ngwira on being a 2018 Tusk Award for Conservation in Africa finalists!
Force Ngwira was once a direct contributor to the deforestation of Malawi - for 15 years he worked as a successful woodcarver making curios for tourists. As the number of woodcarvers grew, he realised that cutting down slow growing hardwood trees was unsustainable, and soon there would be no trees left for his children, so he formed The Wood Carvers’ Association.
Force is now the Co...untry Director of RIPPLE Africa, Force has developed his passion for the environment and ability to work with people at all levels to achieve long-term sustainable change. Working with 150 full time staff and 4,000 volunteers he manages a series of environmental regeneration programmes focused on fish conservation, tree planting and fuel-efficient cookstove projects.
Force and his team have been responsible for planting eight million trees and, in partnership with local fisherman and their communities, the charity’s ‘Fish for Tomorrow’ project has worked to restock and manage a 300 kilometre stretch of Lake Malawi.
To read more about Force and his work and the other 2018 Tusk Awards finalist head to the website http://tuskawards.com
Image credits 📸: @ Sarah Marshall
#TuskAwards #ForAllTheyDo #ConservationHeroes
Investec Asset Management South Africa Investec Asset Management UK RIPPLE Africa
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amazing organization, preserving all living creatures is so necessary to our existence as "human beings'

Thank you all for what you do !

New dedicated supporter I am.......

Tusk is just excellent. Especially making known ordinary people who engage in conservation at the grassroots level and ramping up support for conservation across the globe. Kudos

Such a crucial part of conservation, good on prince William for getting behind such a great cause and using his power for right not wrong :)

Learning about it on CNN's "Prince William's Passion" as part of a PW marathon on Christmas Day. Africa is so beautiful I hope to go one day. I hope these exquisite animals can be saved :)

I love to protect endangered animal species as well as endangered people , Language, Culture around the world.

I love Tusk and it's been supported by Longleat and of course me. I love Africa and animals.

السلام عليكم ماهي اعمالها هاذه المنضمة

amazing organization, preserving all living creatures is so necessary to our existence as "human beings'

Thank you all for what you do !

New dedicated supporter I am.......

Tusk is just excellent. Especially making known ordinary people who engage in conservation at the grassroots level and ramping up support for conservation across the globe. Kudos

Such a crucial part of conservation, good on prince William for getting behind such a great cause and using his power for right not wrong :)

Learning about it on CNN's "Prince William's Passion" as part of a PW marathon on Christmas Day. Africa is so beautiful I hope to go one day. I hope these exquisite animals can be saved :)

I love to protect endangered animal species as well as endangered people , Language, Culture around the world.

I love Tusk and it's been supported by Longleat and of course me. I love Africa and animals.

السلام عليكم ماهي اعمالها هاذه المنضمة