Category: Poaching

12.28.2017

Your help is urgently needed to fight poaching in Southern Africa

Driven by demand from growing markets in Vietnam and China, the poaching crisis in Africa continues. Well-equipped, highly-organized, and dangerous…View Full Release »

04.04.2017

Community Member Turns Over Weapon to Rhino Protection Unit

  The population of Sun Bear (Helarctos malayanus) is being threatened by illegal hunting in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park…View Full Release »

03.07.2017

IRF RESPONSE TO RHINO POACHING AT THOIRY ZOO IN FRANCE

The international rhino poaching crisis has now reached Europe. Conservation groups across the world are saddened to hear of the…View Full Release »

01.02.2017

The New Rhino Protection Units are Ready for Work in 2017

After a rigorous interview process and intense training, the new RPU teams are ready to start patrolling Bukit Barisan Selatan…View Full Release »

12.13.2016

An Incredible Comeback Story

The story of the Greater One-horned, or Indian rhino, is an incredible one. Down to fewer than 200 animals at…View Full Release »

11.02.2016

Here’s what your support has achieved in one African reserve.

In the midst of continuing rampant poaching in Africa, IRF’s core values – hard work, passion, partnership, and optimism –…View Full Release »

09.22.2016

CITES and the Rhino Horn Trade

IRF believes that the rhino horn trade should not be legalized until there are convincing data indicating that legalization will…View Full Release »

09.08.2016

U.S. To Burn Rhino Horn Stockpile -Takes Stand Against Rhino Horn Trade

TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED September 8, 2016 – The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) lauds the US…View Full Release »

06.24.2016

‪#‎TakeYourDogToWorkDay‬: Rhino Dogs

Rhino dogs are hard-hitting, frontline soldiers in the fight to save rhinos. They’re loyal, agile, tenacious and brave — and…View Full Release »

02.25.2016

Finding Hope for Rhinos Amid Loss

  Warning — Graphic Description Below Desperately trying to stay near her mother’s body after she was killed by poachers,…View Full Release »