Category: Rhino Protection Units

07.14.2016

A Visit to Ujung Kulon National Park with IRF’s Rhino Protection Units

Written by Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, IRF’s Asian Rhino Program Coordinator As part of my tasks as Asian Rhino Coordinator of IRF,…View Full Release »

06.17.2016

Meet the RPU Team Guarding Ratu and Protecting Sumatran Rhinos

Written by Hanif Muhammad – IRF Indonesia Liaison  The Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) veterinarians weren’t the only ones preparing for Ratu’s…View Full Release »

12.28.2015

Because of YOU… This Dog Has A Job Saving Rhinos

Rhino dogs are critical in the fight to save Africa’s rhinos. A well-trained dog and its handler are powerful weapons against wildlife crime.

12.17.2015

Because of You…This Man Doesn’t Need to Poach to Feed his Family

Sorhim. Like many Indonesians, he has only one name. Sorhim has protected Javan rhinos since 1999. He grew up next…View Full Release »

12.02.2015

RPU Training in Indonesia

Last week, Indonesia’s Rhino Protection Units gathered for a refresher course on Handeleum Island in Ujung Kulon National Park. The…View Full Release »

09.26.2015

Way Kambas National Park Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) Arrest Illegal Agarwood Gatherers

By: M. Rahman (RPU Field Coordinator) and Inov (IRF’s Indonesia Liason) Five teams of four-men, known as Rhino Protection Units…View Full Release »

09.24.2015

Happy 20-Year Anniversary, RPUs!

Written by Inov IRF’s Indonesia Liason Twenty years ago, on August 31st, 1995, the first Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) rolled…View Full Release »

12.09.2014

Another Year of Safety for Sumatran Rhinos

The past year will go down as one of the darkest on record for rhinos. We can’t ignore this unfortunate…View Full Release »

06.23.2014

Searching for Javan Rhinos

Bowling for Rhinos tour participants recently spent two days in hiking and canoeing in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park, searching…View Full Release »

06.16.2014

How Community Outreach helps To Protect Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

By Marsum, YNCO RPU YABI My name is Marsum, and I am a Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) member from Bukit…View Full Release »