News on Lewa

Ever Wanted to Name a Rhino? Here is Your Chance!

May 22, 2013

Thanks to Lewa's success in rhino conservation, populations of both black and white rhinos are flourishing and every year new calves are born. Through the Rhino Naming Programme, Lewa is offering you a great and unique way to support conservation by naming one of these rhinos: Black Rhinos White Rhinos With a gift... more

Tributes to Anna Merz, Lewa's Co-founder and Rhino Champion

May 22, 2013

Naomi Campbell, Anna's god-daughter Anna was the quintessential 'Fairy Godmother'; from my very earliest childhood memories in Cornwall, England, Anna  would periodically arrive, as if by magic from Africa!Anna was my dear Mother's closest teenage friend and right up to my mother's untimely death ten years ago... more

Sculpture in Honour of Anna Merz, Endorsed by Sir David Attenborough

April 23, 2013

In honour of Anna Merz, renowned wildlife sculptor Camilla Le May has donated her most recent work, a bronze sculpture of young Nicky, Lewa’s resident blind black rhino. The first of only nine editions will be auctioned off at the “Friends of Lewa” dinner hosted by Tusk Trust in London on the 25th of April. Sir David... more

Baby Rhino Named in Anna's Honour

April 16, 2013

Lion Country Safari, Florida’s only drive-through Safari and walk-through amusement park, has named their latest rhino calf after one of Lewa’s founders Anna Merz, who sadly passed away last week. The white baby rhino was born on April 6, 2013 to her mother Bloom after 16 months of gestation, and weighs over... more

Lewa's 2012 Annual Report is Out!

April 16, 2013

2012 was a difficult year for Lewa, but good news and significant achievements were also plenty. Download this Annual Report and find out:  Ian Craig’s insight into what options Lewa and other conservancies have as they combat the ever increasing threat from poaching of rhinos and elephants How the Wildlife... more