Princess charlene says dehorning rhinos is 'not cool' in edgy photo shared from south africa

Princess Charlene is taking a stand against poachers in a recently shared wildlife protection campaign. Her Serene Highness of Monaco posted an impassioned message on her official Instagram

on Sunday to promote rhinoceros conservation in her homeland of Africa. "Rhino Horn is Not Cool!" she wrote. "Let's unite under my #ChasingZero initiative and put an end

to the atrocities that put our precious wildlife at risk." The edgy black-and-white photo shows Charlene, 43, holding her nose and pointing fiercely at the camera. The next image in the

carousel has the same "Not Cool" slogan scrawled in stark red over a more graphic version of the black-and-white image, and the final two slides spell out that the #ChasingZero

initiative is "working together to eradicate rhino poaching" with a target of zero rhino deaths. (Additionally, her foundation page notes that all donations will enter the donor

for the chance to win two tickets to the Monaco 2022 Formula 1 Grandprix.) The princess also shared a video of her animal protection efforts in South Africa, where she was raised. Charlene

returned to the country in early May to support her South Africa Foundation's work in wildlife protection. _CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF _PEOPLE_'S ROYALS COVERAGE? SIGN UP FOR OUR

FREE ROYALS NEWSLETTER TO GET THE LATEST UPDATES ON KATE MIDDLETON, MEGHAN MARKLE AND MORE!_ While in the country these past several months, Charlene has become personally involved with

rhinoceros conservation and has been FaceTiming with Princess Gabriella and Prince Jacques, the 6-year-old twins she shares with Prince Albert of Monaco, to show them how she is helping her

neighbors — both animal and human — in her community there. In a recent interview with South Africa Radio 702's host Mandy Wiener, she shared that the rhinoceros "is threatened

with extinction. I would love for my grandchildren to see a rhino one day. But if we don't unite and do something now globally they're not going to have the chance." As for

her return to Monaco, the princess told Wiener she's "in a waiting game," noting, "This is the longest period I've actually been away from Europe and my

children." Last Wednesday, Charlene's sister-in-law Chantell Wittstock told South African news outlet _YOU_ that the princess was expecting to into surgery again this week, and

revealed that, "As of now she is in good spirits as she prepares for the main surgical procedure." Added Wittstock, who is CEO of The Princess Charlene Of Monaco Foundation South

Africa: "Covid regulations allowing, Prince Albert and possibly the children will come out to visit her at the end of August." On July 30, sources confirmed to PEOPLE that a trip

to South Africa for Albert, 63, and the twins is being considered for "the end of August, if the political situation allows." "As I say, it's just a waiting game,"

Charlene told Wiener late last month. "I cannot predict how my healing process will go. But yeah, I'm very sad I can't be with my children during this summer in Europe."