HELP has come all the way from a Western Cape vineyard to help protect northern KZN’s rhinos against poachers.

Durbanville Hills Wines last week donated R60 000 to Project Rhino KZN and also plan to adopt one of the rhinos currently in the Pongola Game Reserve.

The generous cheque will be used by Space for Elephants Foundation, one of the founding members of Project Rhino, for equipment to train rhino scouts or ‘bodyguards’, who will walk with the region’s rhinos in the bush.

Rhino scouts have been found to be the most effective way of safeguarding rhinos.

Durbanville Hills Managing Director Albert Gerber said the objective of the sponsorship is not only to preserve wildlife, but also to create employment in rural communities.

‘Contributing part of the proceeds from the sale of our Rhinofields wine range for the protection of rhinos and the training of rural communities sharing their habitat, is for us a natural extension of our own conservation efforts.