I have become a Rancher

Sourdough

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I have become a Rancher.

But of course I couldn't become a rancher in the normal way, like cattle or sheep or even ostriches. No. I became a Rhino Rancher. Yep, you heard it right.

A very good friend of mine in South Africa asked me if I'd be interested in going in as a partner in the purchase of a baker's dozen White Rhino from a ranch that needed to thin their herd.

Now the Rhino has always been my favorite animal. I mean what's not to like about an animal that has derailed locomotives just because. So of course I said yes.

Most are females and in fact a couple are pregnant so our herd, with God's blessing, and some protection, will soon increase in size. And there is a little one in the group. Very cool.

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Hope it works out well for both rancher and rhino!
 
Thanks guys. I have no idea where this might eventually lead but I'm thrilled to be part of it and Rhino conservation.
 
Flippin' AWESOME !!! Takes some cojones to accept a challenge such as this. I wish you all the best in this endeavor.

Ed Z
Thank you
 
Wow, how cool is that! Congratulations and good luck!
 
I meant to ask and forgot. Are you going to do dart hunts, or photo safaris to offset some of the cost?
 
Thanks guys. I have no idea where this might eventually lead but I'm thrilled to be part of it and Rhino conservation.
Nothing ventured nothing gained..... I hope the world can come to it's senses and let sustainable Rhino farming force the black market to collapse by shredding their profit margin.

Without people like you willing to put their money where their mouth is; this would only be a pipe dream and Rhino would probably be extinct already if not for private ownership and protection.
 
I meant to ask and forgot. Are you going to do dart hunts, or photo safaris to offset some of the cost?
Dart hunts. Haven’t yet thought beyond that.
 
Nothing ventured nothing gained..... I hope the world can come to it's senses and let sustainable Rhino farming force the black market to collapse by shredding their profit margin.

Without people like you willing to put their money where their mouth is; this would only be a pipe dream and Rhino would probably be extinct already if not for private ownership and protection.
That’s kinda what I thought. I might die before the world comes to its senses, but who knows.
 
That’s kinda what I thought. I might die before the world comes to its senses, but who knows.
It may be a long shot, but greater the risk means better the reward.

If things do change you could be in on the ground floor.......

May your Rhino herd and investment see bitcoin like returns!
 
Congratulations @Sourdough. What a contrast from Alaska!!

How big is the ranch and is it mostly flat and arid as in these pictures?
Thanks. The land they are now on is not mine, but a partner's. And the arid land you see in the pictures is where they were, not where they are now.
 
It may be a long shot, but greater the risk means better the reward.

If things do change you could be in on the ground floor.......

May your Rhino herd and investment see bitcoin like returns!
Amen!
 

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