Participants of the 2018 Rhino Cup [Ol Pejeta][/caption]"There has been a dramatic escalation in rhino poaching in recent years with over 7,000 rhinos killed in the last decade across Africa and shockingly there are now only two northern white rhinos left on the planet," says Tournament Director and founder of the Rhino Cup, Rob Stevenson.Sudan's death, which occurred last year, represented a real threat to the survival of the species as there are only female northern white rhinos left."The Last Male Standing Rhino Cup is about drawing on the global love for the game of cricket to help combat poaching of the rhino and help raise much needed funds for Ol Pejeta's conservation work. The passing of Sudan last year, the last male of his species, highlights the need to take action and support the conservancy, which is now home to the last two northern white rhinos left alive."
World Cricketers Remember Sudan at the Last Male Standing Rhino Cup
11th June, 2019 at 11:22AM
For the fifth year in a row, cricketers from all over the world will converge at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy for the Last Male Standing Rhino Cup, a three day tournament in honor of the last known white male rhino, Sudan.The tournament main goal is to raise awareness about the reality of rhino poaching. It will see over 200 cricketers from Australia, South Africa, Mauritius, England and Kenya compete.[caption id="attachment_32326" align="aligncenter" width="640"] Participants of the 2018 Rhino Cup [Ol Pejeta][/caption]"There has been a dramatic escalation in rhino poaching in recent years with over 7,000 rhinos killed in the last decade across Africa and shockingly there are now only two northern white rhinos left on the planet," says Tournament Director and founder of the Rhino Cup, Rob Stevenson.Sudan's death, which occurred last year, represented a real threat to the survival of the species as there are only female northern white rhinos left."The Last Male Standing Rhino Cup is about drawing on the global love for the game of cricket to help combat poaching of the rhino and help raise much needed funds for Ol Pejeta's conservation work. The passing of Sudan last year, the last male of his species, highlights the need to take action and support the conservancy, which is now home to the last two northern white rhinos left alive."
Participants of the 2018 Rhino Cup [Ol Pejeta][/caption]"There has been a dramatic escalation in rhino poaching in recent years with over 7,000 rhinos killed in the last decade across Africa and shockingly there are now only two northern white rhinos left on the planet," says Tournament Director and founder of the Rhino Cup, Rob Stevenson.Sudan's death, which occurred last year, represented a real threat to the survival of the species as there are only female northern white rhinos left."The Last Male Standing Rhino Cup is about drawing on the global love for the game of cricket to help combat poaching of the rhino and help raise much needed funds for Ol Pejeta's conservation work. The passing of Sudan last year, the last male of his species, highlights the need to take action and support the conservancy, which is now home to the last two northern white rhinos left alive."About The Author
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