Three months after a brutal attack on its staff and animals, a KwaZulu-Natal rhino orphanage has been forced to shut its doors.
The Fundimevlo Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage, at the Thula Thula reserve in northern KwaZulu-Natal, has spent 10 weeks rehoming its animals following serious "security threats".
In February a woman was sexually assaulted at the orphanage and two rhinos were killed by an armed gang.
The Lawrence Anthony Earth Organisation, which administers the facility, has decided to close the orphanage .
"Security problems since the attack have resulted in the . board making the heart-wrenching decision to close the orphanage. The decision was taken on the advice of security experts, anti-poaching professionals and senior police officers," the board said.
Karen Trender, who ran the orphanage, was heartbroken.
"We put so much into this facility. We had some amazing successes with the animals," she said.
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