Category: Javan Rhinos

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 »

11.11.2013

New Attention Towards Recent Rhino Extinctions: Western Black Rhino

The emerging debate around the recent announcement of the Dallas Safari Club’s plans to auction a trophy hunt for a…View Full Release »

09.24.2013

Spotlight on: 40th Annual Conference of the American Association of Zookeepers

IRF Program Officer Bill Konstant is attending the 40th annual conference of the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) this week…View Full Release »

09.13.2013

2013 State of the Rhino

All five rhino species are threatened to some degree. Populations of two species – greater one-horned and white – were…View Full Release »

08.27.2013

The Javan Rhino's Final Stronghold

By Bill Konstant, IRF Program Officer August 27, 1883.  It’s been called “the day the world exploded.”  One hundred and…View Full Release »

07.30.2013

IRF Guest Post on Mongabay.com

Featured today on Mongabay.com, a guest post on Javan Rhinos by IRF Program Officer, Bill Konstant. Head on over and…View Full Release »

06.27.2013

Bowling for Badak Tour: Ujung Kulon National Park

By Bill Konstant Note: “Badak” is the Indonesian word for rhino. The route to Ujung Kulon National Park is a…View Full Release »

06.10.2013

"Bowling for Badak" IndonesiaTour

We’re Indonesia bound and bound to see badak, which means “rhinoceros” in Bahasa Indonesia, the national language.

03.30.2013

Two Baby Rhinos Born in Manas!

Question: How does one weigh the recent news of two rhino calves born in India’s Manas National Park against reports…View Full Release »

03.09.2013

Just Browsing!

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