Category: Black Rhinos

07.08.2014

They need your protection now more than ever.

We didn’t think rhino poaching could get much worse. But it has. Halfway through 2014, poachers are killing at least…View Full Release »

05.21.2014

How long are rhino pregnancies?

Rhino pregnancies last 15 – 16 months! The only animals with longer gestation periods are elephants, which carry a fetus…View Full Release »

05.19.2014

Zimbabwe's Lowveld Region

Zimbabwe’s Lowveld region is home to significant black and white rhino populations, including those inhabiting hundreds of thousands of acres…View Full Release »

05.16.2014

A Postage Stamp from the West African Nation of Liberia

A postage stamp from the West African nation of Liberia depicts a black rhinoceros, but biologists remain uncertain as to…View Full Release »

05.15.2014

Bowling for Rhinos Events Update

The Los Angeles Zoo’s chapter of the American Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) recently held its annual Bowling for Rhinos…View Full Release »

05.04.2014

Botswana Black Rhino Translocations

In late March, South African wildlife biologists launched an operation that will help re-establish a viable black rhino population in…View Full Release »

04.14.2014

Procedures undertaken at the scene of a rhino poaching

Standard procedures undertaken at the scene of a rhino poaching incident can be critical to the ultimate arrest and conviction…View Full Release »

04.04.2014

"Crockett" the first Southern Black Rhino born in a private breeding facility in North America

“Crockett” is the first southern black rhino born at a private breeding facility in North America since IRF launched the…View Full Release »

12.10.2013

IRF Staff attends the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund Meeting in Abu Dhabi

Advisors to the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund met recently in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to review proposals…View Full Release »

12.04.2013

Update on Orphan Black Rhino Calves in Zimbabwe

Written by Natasha Anderson, Zimbabwe Rhino Monitoring Coordinator BeBrave and Long Playing growing up. It is now over nine months since our…View Full Release »