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Photo credit: VukaNow --- Description: Rhinos are important grazers, consuming large amounts of vegetation, which helps shape the African landscape, and by wallowing in mud puddles, they help to create natural waterholes and keep existing water holes open, as well as distributing nutrient-rich soil far and wide. As part of the Big Five, and as the second largest land mammal after the African Elephant, rhinos are also a major drawcard for tourism. But rhinos are under serious threat due to the dramatic escalation in poaching that has been continued for more than a decade. Combating the poaching crisis requires a multifaceted strategy including anti-poaching programs, demand reduction campaigns, disrupting criminal networks, and providing options for alternative economies in areas near protected areas – work which is supported by VukaNow.