Black Mambas to give talk in Dornoch on their rhino conservation work

Members of the Black Mambas - the first all-female anti-poaching organisation in the world - will be giving a presentation of their work in Dornoch next week.

The 36-strong Black Mambas unit patrol 50,000 hectares of the Balule Nature Reserve, part of the Greater Kruger National Park, which is home to the largest population of rhino in the world and also victim to more poaching attacks than any other area.

All the women in the unit have a passion for wildlife and rhino conservation. Their objectives are not only the protection of rhinos through boots on the ground and a presence on the frontline, but also through being a role model in their communities.

They want their communities to understand that there are far greater benefits to them through rhino conservation rather than poaching.

The presentation in Dornoch Social Club takes place at 7pm on Monday, October 10, and will last around an hour. A video will be shown and questions taken from the audience.

Afterwards there will be coffee and shortbread and a chance to have an informal chat with the Mambas. There will also be a small raffle and a silver collection to raise funds for their work.

The event is taking place under the auspices of the Scottish Episcopal Church - Dornoch, Lairg, Brora, Tain and Tongue.

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