By Justine Williams | Head of Foundation
I am delighted to share Pelorus Foundation’s 2025 Impact Report with you, highlighting the incredible difference your generosity has made over the past year.
Thanks to your support, Pelorus Foundation has continued to help protect the rarest rhino on Earth by working alongside our trusted local conservation partner in Indonesia, Ofora Trust. Together, we are supporting the frontline teams working to protect the last remaining Javan rhinos in their only wild home, Ujung Kulon National Park.
In the attached report, you’ll find this work featured on page five, showcasing how your generosity helped provide essential field equipment to rangers and community volunteers.
Your gift has helped buy essential equipment including boots, socks, and machetes for more than 100 frontline rangers. Additionally, your support has also helped buy mobile phones for ranger leaders, helping to strengthen communication, patrol capacity and day-to-day protection across a remote and challenging rainforest landscape.
The urgency of this work could not be clearer. Once widespread across Southeast Asia, the Javan rhino now survives only in Ujung Kulon National Park, with recent global estimates suggesting that around 50 remain.
As Ujung Kulon National Park explains in the report:
“The Javan rhino survives in only in Ujung Kulon National Park, and is the rarest of the rhino species. These secretive, forest-dwelling animals face threats from illegal hunting, habitat encroachment, forest loss, and poverty among local communities.”
In 2025, donations to Pelorus Foundation supported practical protection where it is needed most. Early monitoring has already recorded camera-trap footage and field signs of rhinos returning to restored areas, alongside new calves documented.
Recent updates also show why this work matters. In January 2026, camera traps recorded a Javan rhino mother and calf in Ujung Kulon, a hopeful sign for a species living so close to the edge. Alongside field protection, our project partner has also continued awareness activities with local students and communities, helping build pride, knowledge and long-term support for the Javan rhino’s survival.
I hope you enjoy reading the full report and seeing the tangible difference your support of Pelorus Foundation is making. Together with our local project partner, we are helping equip the people protecting the last refuge of the Javan rhino, giving one of the world’s most endangered species a chance to recover.
Thank you once again for your continued support of Pelorus Foundation.
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