# Episode 655 - Wicus Diedericks || The Toll Of Rhino Conservation Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation.md Podcast: [The Origins Foundation Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143) Published: 2026-07-14T07:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/ Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DC9587/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM1235117756.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episodes/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation Duration seconds: 3176 ## Resource Rhino conservation in South Africa is not for everyone. It's fraught with security liabilities, risks, and poaching concerns, all in an environment that is devaluing Rhinos. Wicus Diedericks, owner of one of only 2 or 3 white rhino conservation breeding facilities in South Africa, invited Robbie to Rockwood to see the scale of the operation. Wicus has been in a legal fight with the South African government about the trade of legal Rhino Horn. If you want to listen to the first podcast in this series check out episode 605 . Today Wicus and Robbie sit down at Rockwood, on the ground at his facility. From feed to camera to security infrastructure, one thing is clear: these people care about Rhinos deeply.  Get to know the guest: https://rockwoodconservation.com Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/  SCI Louisiana: Acadiana Chapter: https://laacadianasci.org/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silencer dealer in the world. Get started today! https://www.silencerc… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episodes/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-655-wicus-diedericks-the-toll-of-rhino-conservation.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.