Bright Rhino

I heard some depressing news about the "northern white rhino" this week. Evidently it is close to extinction in the wild. Let's hope something can be done even at this stage. In any event this "bright rhino" really caught my eye. It is part of the "Taronga Wild Rhino" public art project. There are 75 of these pretty beasts, decorated by local artists in and around Sydney. They are intended to raise public awareness about the plight of rhinos. This particular one (one of two) is at Echo Point.

At the conclusion of the "Taronga Wild Rhino" project, the sculptures will be auctioned, with funds directed into Taronga’s rhinoceros conservation and breeding programs .... and contributing to vital work taking place in the wild which includes Taronga funding anti-poaching patrols in Africa and providing veterinary assistance to the International Rhinoceros Foundation.