Article: Cycle adventure raises funds for rhino and elephant conservation.(News)

BYLINE: Eleanor Momberg

A CAPE TOWN-BASED eco-tourism company has embarked on an ambitious project to raise money for rhino and elephant conservation in southern Africa.

The philanthropic project is aimed at not only raising funds and awareness for a Namibian anti-poaching unit, but, in the long term, to purchase land along the eastern escarpment of southern Africa to create a migratory route for elephants.

Rhino Africa Safaris' social responsibility project, Challenge4aCause, kicked off with a cycle challenge that saw 17 novice cyclists peddle across 300km of the Namib Desert recently to raise the first R300 000 to fund the Namibian NGO Save ...

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