Three baby rhinos – orphaned when horn-seeking poachers killed their mothers – have a new home thanks to Helping Rhinos and Campus Safety Products.

Campus Safety Products (CSP), maker of the award-winning RhinoWare Lockdown System, recently adopted the three orphan rhinos with support from the Helping Rhinos organization. Campus Safety partners with Helping Rhinos because they share the goal of sustaining and protecting the rhino population for generations to come. 

The two rescued female rhinos and one male rhino were just a few months old when they were left scared, alone, and hungry. Thankfully, the three babies were taken to the Helping Rhinos Zululand Rhino Orphanage, where they are being nursed back to health by the organization’s dedicated staff.

Sita and Ed Johnson, co-founders of Campus Safety Products, collaborated with the field team caring for the rhino babies on naming the latest additions to their nurseries. The rhinos each received a name derived from Swahili:  The male rhino was christened Vikela, meaning to protect, while the females will be called Binidi (brave) and Ubhule (beauty).

Partnering for Rhino Upkeep

Campus Safety’s adoption of the rhino babies  is funding their feeding for the first six months of their stay at Zululand. Helping Rhinos will keep the rhinos in their orphanage until they are between two and four years old and mature enough to be released into the wild. 

Both Campus Safety and Helping Rhinos have a focus on protecting lives. Helping Rhinos, a has been very successful with habitat preservation and continues to monitor rhinos across the African continent. Campus Safety’s namesake product, the RhinoWare Lockdown System, protects humans by turning any room into a safe room during an active shooter situation. 

“The Helping Rhinos preserves in Africa are very thankful for all the support they are receiving from the RhinoWare team,  and we are excited to give these baby orphaned rhinos a second chance in life.” 

Campus Safety Products founder Sita Johnson is deeply passionate about the preservation of African wildlife. “As I was born in Kenya, my family raised me to appreciate the beauty and wonder of the wildlife we were blessed with on the African continent,” she remembers. “Wildlife in Africa are faced with many challenges, and certain species like our beloved rhinos, elephants, and zebras are especially vulnerable to poachers. We are thrilled to work with Simon and the team at Helping Rhinos to save more of these precious animals.”

For more information on Helping Rhinos, visit https://www.helpingrhinos.org/.