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Visit to care for wild and SANparks K9unit
In October 2022 Elisa our founder was lucky enough to be able to visit two of our major beneficiaries Care for Wild Rhino Orphanage and
Poached pangolins rescued
Two pangolins were rescued from poachers by Provet and Umoya Khulula, both had been starved and stuffed in sacks causing serious injury. Having heard of
Baby Rhino emergency Rescue
Emergency Funds used to airlift Baby Rhino In Late October a 6 week old rhino calf and its dead mother were spotted in Hluhluwe-Imfolozi game
Funds raised for CARE FOR WILD
Another successful fundraiser for CFW! after an appeal for funds to cover Teff (hay) and milk for the orphans, we were pleased to say that
BLANKETS AND BEANIES TRAVEL FAR!
BLANKETS BEANIES and TOYS getting everywhere! After two years of lockdown blues we are so happy to see your beautifully made items finally getting where
Supporting K9 Accreditation
In order for k9 antipoaching dogs to work legally they have to undergo annual accreditations . Thanks to the kind donations from our supporters, we
African Wildlife Vets emergency fund supported
Welcome African Wildlife Vets, a new beneficiary. This group of vets that assist wildlife in need were sponsored by BFBF for new set of tyres
SANparks Project watch dog
BFBR were once again awarded a ‘leopard award’ by SANparks honorary rangers for our ongoing support of project watchdog. As well as proving blankets and
Ranger of the Month Extended
After the success of the Ranger of the Month program that we run through AWARE trust, we have decided to extend it to include Lake
Aardwolf Orphans
Meet Sonny and Cher the two aardwolf pups that were being looked after one of our new beneficiaries Umoya Khulula Wildlife Centre. They were rescued
Support for care for wild
Ongoing Support for Care for Wild Unfortunately as the poaching of rhinos has escalated in the latter part of 2021/early 2022, CFW were inundated with
World Ranger Day 2021
BFBR supports world ranger day 2021 To help celebrate World Ranger day 2021 and support the hard working rangers that look after our precious wildlife,
Camera traps for a new beneficiary
After seeing a cry for help from a wildlife centre who were having problems with poaching and snares in their area, we decided to help
New boots for our rhino guardians
One of our beneficiary charities, The AWARE trust Zimbabwe asked us to help as their 21 ranger’s (who patrol three important rhino reserves) needed new
Veterinary insurance paid for!
This May BFBR raffled a beautiful framed art print kindly donated by Mark Cocker art. The raffle raised £500 and we topped this up to
Our Blankets’ amazing journey!
Since the Corona virus crisis we have had trouble moving blankets as there has been limited international travel. Earlier this year a new member, Lindsey
Donation for The Rhino Orphanage
One of our beneficiaries The Rhino Orphanage, contacted us for help. They were in need of food supplies for their orphans and antipoaching dogs. We
SANparks Project watchdog food donation
Fundraiser for SANParks project watchdog raises £2766 for the K9 anti poaching unit In January 2021 we held an emergency fundraiser for the SANparks k9
BFBR receives SANparks Award
We are proud to announce that Blankets for Baby Rhinos has been awarded a ‘Leopard Award’ from SANparks Honorary rangers for our contribution to project
Animal Hero Award 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-hkZwpF0XQ Blankets for Baby Rhinos have won a Special Recognition award this week from The Mirror newspaper. Click the button below to read the full
BLANKETS FOR BABY RHINOS 2021 CALENDAR on sale now!
Blankets for Baby Rhinos 2021 Calendar now on sale! Our fabulous 2021 calendar is now on sale in the shop! The calendar features many of
MILK FOR THE RHINOS!
Care for Wild Milk Donations In September this year we were able to donate 20 sacks of milk to Care for Wild rhino orphanage. Care
Donations January – July 2020
Donations January to July 2020 Despite COVID 19 , thanks to our incredible members, we were able to raise funds and donate the following: Care
Radios arrive in Zimbabwe
The Radios that BFBR helped to purchase have finally arrived in Zimbabwe! Excerpt from AWARE Trusts August newsletter: The radios have finally arrived and been
Our Founder awarded POINTS OF LIGHT AWARD
Elisa Best founder of BFBR was awarded the Points of Light award by Downing street for inspiring thousands of volunteers across the world to join you in knitting blankets and making donations that benefit orphaned and endangered wildlife.”
DONATIONS Sept to DEC
Care for Wild Rhino Orphanage32 bags Milk and 2 x protexinR35656.3020 carer and APU blankets10 rhino blankets Jane Goodall Chimp Eden33 blankets Friends of Free
Our Founder, Elisa Best receives IFAW Vet of the Year award at House of Lords
“Our philosophy has always been to stay volunteer based so no one takes a salary and we run on goodwill, We hope it shows that
DONATIONS REPORT JULY/AUGUST 2019:
SanParks APU– 92 blankets, 440 beanies, 318 scarves, 70 hand warmers/gloves. SanParks Kruger K9-33 bags Hills K9 kibbles R24668.23 Kalahari Meerkats – Blankets & towels
September rhino milk donations means we can purchase over 400kg of milk powder!
World rhino day falls on September 22nd so we decided that all donations, shop sales and raffle proceeds would be used to purchase milk for
Kruger Park Ranger Blanket Appeal Update
We handed over 50 parcels of blankets, beanies gloves and scarves to be distributed by the SANparks honorary rangers. We received a lovely message of
BFBR Supports SANparks Honorary Rangers Feed A Canine Scheme
Picture: official handover to SANparks Johan de Beer and K9 Project watchdog at Phabeni Kruger Park After a huge fundraising effort by our members, we
Feed for oiled endangered African penguins
Endangered African Penguins Oil spill in Algoa Bay has seen many endangered African penguins having to be rescued and cleaned and fed. With over 80
BFBR easter visit to Ubejane & Mbuzelli Creche
April 2019 Julia Nicholson is our KZN coordinator and has developed the most wonderful relationship with Zululand Conservation Trust, part of their work is outreach
Steris animal health donation
We would like to offer our thanks to Steris Animal Health for their donation of a high quality stainless steel surgical kit which will be
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK BLANKET APPEAL
440 BLANKETS NEEDED THIS PROJECT HAS VERY STRICT PROTOCOLS – PLEASE READ BELOW. THANK YOU. 440 BLANKETS NEEDED – YES 440. Please we have to
BFBR visit to Zululand Rhinos – February 2019
Early in February our KZN coordinator Julia Nicholson packed up her car for the long drive to visit Frances Hannah with a very special delivery
DONATIONS JANUARY 2019
After an incredibly busy December, January has passed all too quickly – BFBR has been busy checking on our beneficiaries, their needs and how we
MANKWE GAME RESERVE UNIFORM PRESENTATION . 22/2/2019
Here is a copy of the speech. “Thank you Mr Ed Bowden who donated our new uniforms in memory of his sister Miss Loria Schwarzkopf
