Elleda Wilson: Rhino rider
Nov. 3—Rhino rerun: Longview, Washington, sure got an eyeful the other day when cyclist Matt Meyer, a safari guide from South Africa, rolled through on his bicycle towing a life-size, 300-pound rhinoceros replica. He sure was tickled he made the front page of The Daily News.
No, he's not coming to Astoria. He left from Blaine, Washington, on a mission, The Long Ride to Free Them, to raise funds and create global awareness about the rhinoceros poaching crisis in Southern Africa, and headed for Portland. From there, he's off to Eugene, then over to the coast, and down to his final stop, San Diego.
Why the West Coast route? He says it's the home of "some of the most intense illicit wildlife trade in the U.S." (In One Ear, 4/28/2017)
Update: The safari guide and wildlife photographer is back in South Africa, leading expeditions across Africa.
