Gavrielle Kirk-Cohen from Makhado (Louis Trichardt) is doing her bit in the fight against the illegal hunting and trading in rhino horn.

Although currently staying in Edinburgh, Gavrielle was back home in June this year, during which time she filmed a short documentary on rhino poaching in partial fulfilment of her Masters in Journalism dissertation.

The film, entitled Rhino Wars – The Silent Slaughter, is a short documentary about rhino poaching in South Africa, which has become a pandemic.

“If rhino poaching continues at its current rate, all rhinos will soon be extinct. It is imperative that more awareness needs to be created about rhino poaching, so that governments will act with greater resolve and political will to combat poaching,” said Gavrielle.

This documentary was filmed in South Africa and is dedicated to Lawrence Anthony for his wonderful work in conservation and for doing everything in his power and beyond to save the rhinos.

“I have recently graduated from my course and have uploaded my documentary to Youtube in order to help create awareness … as most people in the United Kingdom are not aware of the plight of our rhinos,” said Gavrielle. The documentary is also a must see for residents of the Soutpansberg and can be viewed here: