On the cover: Stompie the rhino Posted on 5 May 2020 Tags:cameron scott, Kruger, rhino, Stompie Getaway‘s special Kruger issue features the late ‘Stompie’, who used to roam about the Greater Kruger region, near Hoedspruit. Stompi captured a week before he was poached. Image: Cameron Scott. ‘He was an absolutely incredible mature male rhino who frequented the areas around the Southern parts of the famous Sabi Sand Game Reserve,’ say Cameron Scott, the photographer who captured him. Stompie is so named because an animal attacked him and left him without a tail and a kind of stump or ‘stompie’ instead. He was taken in by the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre where he was looked after and could roam about with his pal Balu. ‘He sired many new generations of Rhino in the area and provided endless game viewing for guests from all corners of the globe. His territory included the Kruger National Park which he often visited when crossing the Sabi River near Paul Kruger gate.’ ‘This was the last image ever captured of him as we found him poached the following week,’ said Scott. ‘I promised that this image would be spread around in an attempt to raise awareness for the decline in our Rhino populations and to continue the amazing legacy that is and will always be Stompie.’ Stompie is on the cover of Getaway‘s special May/June Kruger issue. Related Posts The Lady in the Landy: Carla Geyser 7 February 2023 "We cannot sit back and wait for a miracle to happen; every one of us... read more 88 countries agree on shark fin regulation in historic vote 22 November 2022 Panama was host to CITES in November 2022. For the first time in history, 88... read more The big question after Plett’s fatal shark attack: Why? 27 September 2022 By now, we know that sharks are not the mindless killing machines that horror movies... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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