IRF works hard to make sure that the highest possible percentage of each dollar you donate (more than 84%) goes directly to rhino conservation. We’re proud to have a 4-star rating on Charity Navigator – the highest possible rating – which means that we meet the highest standards with respect to financial health, accountability, and transparency.

Thank you so much for including rhinos in your legacy! Most wills just need our EIN (75-2395006) included. If you need anything else, please email info@rhinos.org.

Sure, we would love to accept your donation! Please call us at (540) 465-9595 or email info@rhinos.org to learn how.

We’re so grateful for your interest! If you’d like to become a corporate partner, please fill out our corporate partner form, and we’ll be in contact soon. Thank you!

Our logo is reserved for partners who give more than $50,000 to support our work. We do make the Team Rhino logo available on a case-by-case basis; if you are interested in using the Team Rhino logo, please contact us at info@rhinos.org.

Thank you for your interest in supporting rhino conservation through your book. We really appreciate your commitment to protecting rhinos and educating people about conservation. Because we strive to send as much funding as possible directly to our field programs, we have a very small staff here in the US, and we are not able to contribute resources to education programs outside of rhino range states.

We’re very grateful for your interest in supporting our work with rhino conservation, and we would be pleased to have your company become an IRF corporate partner with either a monthly or annual donation. This link will give you general information about our corporate partnership program and a corporate partner form that you can fill out.

At this time, IRF only publishes guest blogs by invitation.

Thank you so much for donating on behalf of someone. When you make a donation, your confirmation email will have a link to a certificate that you can send to your loved one. If you need anything else, please email info@rhinos.org.

Thank you for raising funds for rhinos! With our limited staff we are unable to promote every fundraiser, but please tag us in your posts!

Yes, you can! Facebook has an easy way to do this. Follow this link to get started.

Thank you so much for being a recurring donor. If you need to cancel or make a change to your recurring donation, please email us at info@rhinos.org or call us at 540-465-9595.

The IRF is unable to provide field volunteer opportunities for a few reasons, the primary ones being that the areas in which we work are remote, the work is highly dangerous, and some areas in which we work are politically unstable. We therefore are not able to take responsibility for volunteer safety nor to meet legal requirements for insuring volunteers. Check out African Conservation Experience, which offers opportunities at some of our partners’ sites. Or, consider participating in an Earthwatch program.

Getting a job in conservation is not alway easy and it’s not a job that people undertake to get rich. Think about volunteering at a local zoo or conservation organization to try to find your niche. Attend talks by conservation professionals and professional meetings where conservationists are participating. Consider majoring in biology, ecology, or zoology for an undergraduate degree. Check out Conservation Careers for advice.

Academically, there are lots of advantages to having a Masters or PhD in terms of getting a job later. Advanced degrees, however, cost quite a lot of money and take several years to achieve. If you plan to pursue an advanced degree, consider one that involves fieldwork to see if it is for you (it’s not for everyone!). A good place to start looking for a program is findamasters.com or findaphd.com.

Firstly, thank you for your service and thank you for offering to share your expertise. There are many similar skills shared by military and anti-poaching units – in fact, many security leaders in South Africa are former military or special forces – the work in the field is uniquely and highly adapted to address the situations rangers face. Due to security and safety risks, we don’t have any volunteer opportunities at our field sites, and most countries use only their own citizens for protection.

It’s great to have other people passionate about saving rhinos! IRF strives to send as much funding as possible directly to our field programs and as a result we have a very small team of employees in the US. In range countries, our partners generally only employ local nationals. When employment or internship opportunities become available in the US, they are posted on our website and advertised through social media.

Visitors are welcome to visit Way Kambas National Park and stay at the Satwa Elephant EcoLodge, which is right outside the park. However, the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary is a breeding and research facility and is closed to the public. There are no volunteer opportunities currently at the SRS, due to security, insurance, and language issues.

There are many zoos worldwide that have rhinos and a number of them support the IRF. Please check out our Zoo Partners page for logos and links to zoos that support our work.

Money from adoptions directly supports the seven individuals living at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) at Way Kambas National Park in Indonesia. Cost includes food for the animals (including paying local community members to sustainably harvest local plants from the nearby jungle), veterinary care, salaries for veterinarians and keepers, medicines, lab tests, and security to protect the SRS.

Thank you for reaching out! Unfortunately, we are unable to answer specific questions, fill out questionnaires, or arrange interviews. However, our website is filled with information:

• If you are looking for info on a rhino species, please visit our species pages.
• If you want to know what we have done and how it has worked, visit our program pages.
• The Rhino Resource Center is a great resource for rhino information.
• IRF’s State of the Rhino will tell you about the current status of the five rhino species.
• 25 Things You Might Not Know About Rhinos will teach you things you might not know.
• If you have questions about horn trade or synthetic horn, visit IRF’s Tough Issues statements.

You can download a digital copy of our Annual Report, which has updates on all our field programs as well as a “State of the Rhino” debrief on each species. We also have resources here.

Dehorning must be used in conjunction with extensive anti-poaching security and monitoring efforts to be effective. In the absence of security, rhinos will likely continue to be poached regardless of whether they have been de-horned. Dehorning can be a poaching deterrent but is not an effective one on its own. The highest priority is always to ensure that rhinos are kept safe through adequate anti-poaching monitoring and security (including intelligence-gathering).