Ethical Policy
This will inevitably evolve but, currently, the following applies.
No support for projects involved in trading live animals or animal parts (except SOME breeding or translocation programmes conducted in the sole interest of animal conservation/welfare).
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Unless exceptional circumstances dictate, no support for projects promoting and/or conducting the lethal or non-lethal utilisation of wildlife for sport.
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Firearms or other 'military' equipment MAY be supplied to projects authorised by Governments to utilise deadly force to protect wildlife.
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Lethal management (of non-threatened species) to be tolerated ONLY if incontrovertibly required, with the absolute minimum of kills conducted with maximum consideration for animal welfare.
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Distribution of products from lethal management to be examined on a case by case basis.
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Rhino welfare to be placed uppermost where human/rhino conflicts arise. Although currently politically incorrect, RHINO RECOVERY is and always will be a 'protectionist' organisation.
Nic Davies
Wildlife Photographer and Conservationist
Rhino Recovery Founder Nic Davies has been working in the fields of wildlife conservation and animal welfare since 1989, and has enagaged in a wide variety of roles including researcher, campaigner, press officer and fundraiser.
He was instrumental in the establishment of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and has since worked both full-time and as a consultant for several organisations including the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.
He is currently engaged in freelance conservation work, including photography and videography, on the Isle of Mull in Scotland.
Contact RHINO RECOVERY : nic@rhinorecovery.org.uk