Karen trendler biography
Roy and Karen carried firearms at all times- game, politics and challenge were all part of daily life.!
Former Director at Wildcare Africa.
Every Calf Counts – The Continental Ties in Rhino Rehabilitation
By Karen Trendler
Karen with orphan rhino. Photo Credit: Karen Trendler. |
A tiny prematurely born black rhino calf weighing 24 kg set me up on my life’s mission in The calf survived against all odds due to beginner’s luck and lots of elbow grease.
My first rhino success opened the floodgate for more rescued rhinos, and within a few years, I reared more than rhino calves and nursed as many adults and sub-adults. There was a steep and sharp learning curve for very little was known about hand-rearing orphaned rhino calves and the veterinary fraternity was yet to catch-up with the advances in wildlife medicine.
In , I had 35 rhino calves ranging in age from neonatal calves to 2- year-olds at a tiny wildlife rehabilitation facility in South Africa.
I began training workshops on rhino rehabilitation within and outside Africa.
The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) approached
