A baby rhino was found beside the body of his mother in South Africa's Kruger National Park and flown to safety . Poachers are to blame for his mother's death, according to Care for Wild Africa .

Now named Zac and recovering at Care for Wild Africa's rhino sanctuary, the baby would have probably died had rescuers not found him in time.

"[H]is experience was no doubt extremely traumatic," Petronel Nieuwoudt, founder of Care for Wild Africa , wrote on Facebook last week. "Overall, he is in good health and has no visible wounds."

Zac was flown to safety in a private helicopter, attended by a veterinarian who rushed to make sure he got the immediate care he needed.

The poaching crisis that claimed Zac's mother is driven by the high prices rhino horn racks up on the black market - as much as $100,000 per kilogram, which is more than twice the price of gold .

Luckily, Zac has a chance at living a full, long life. He'll be raised at the sanctuary until he's ready to go back to the wild.

"[W]e are very happy to report that Zac is doing remarkably well," Nieuwoudt wrote, "even if he is keeping us awake all night wanting his bottle, as all baby rhinos do."