Category: Black Rhinos

03.20.2020

What it Means to be Critically Endangered

The IUCN has just issued a Red List update for African rhinos. Black rhino numbers have steadily been increasing since…View Full Release »

10.10.2019

2019 State of the Rhino: Poaching pressure continues to increase, impacting African rhino species

This is the second post in the 2019 State of the Rhino Report series. View the Report Highlights. In Africa,…View Full Release »

04.12.2019

Facing Down A Crisis

Rhinos are in Crisis Two-thirds of the world’s five rhino species could be lost in our lifetime. Rampant poaching by…View Full Release »

04.09.2019

The Curse of the Unicorn – #NationalUnicornDay

In his book, The Future of Life, biologist Edward O. Wilson had this to say about the first time he…View Full Release »

03.15.2019

How Much Do Rhinos Sleep?

ZZZzzzzzzz…..Whether it’s slumbering, dozing, napping, snoozing or taking a siesta – sleep is essential for all creatures in the animal…View Full Release »

02.20.2019

The Rhiny Awards: Can You Guess the Winners?

    Welcome to the First Annual Rhiny Awards! With award season in full-swing we thought there are a few…View Full Release »

01.25.2019

#OppositeDay – Grazers versus Browsers

Rhinos are broadly split into two categories – grazers and browsers – based upon their style of feeding and the…View Full Release »

07.31.2018

All rhinos translocated to Tsavo East National Park have died

We’re deeply saddened to learn of the the fate of the animals translocated to East Tsavo in Kenya in recent…View Full Release »

07.20.2018

The International Rhino Keeper Association: Rhino Keepers Saving Rhinos

There are many tricks of the trade when it comes to zookeeping, but unlike many fields where this info might…View Full Release »

07.12.2018

Rhinos + Art: Painting with a Purpose, Using Training As a Conservation Tool

  Last year, as part of our Rhinos + Art celebration, we shared this adorable video of Rosie the Black…View Full Release »