Category: Sumatran Rhinos

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 »

12.27.2016

A Few of our Favorite Things

© Gaschwald | Dreamstime.com For all of us, there is no greater joy than watching a rhino calf romp and…View Full Release »

12.20.2016

Big Milestones for Sumatran Rhinos

The Sumatran rhino is the world’s most endangered rhino, with fewer than 100 individuals remaining only in Indonesia’s dense rainforests….View Full Release »

12.05.2016

Our New Rhino Heroes Get Ready to Rock & Roll!

Written by Hanif Muhammed, IRF Indonesia Liaison Ever wondered what it takes to become a member of one of Indonesia’s…View Full Release »

11.04.2016

RPUs Detect Illegal Logging while on Patrol in Way Kambas National Park

(reported by WKNP RPU Arief F., summarized by Muhammad Hanif) This fall, the Rhino Protection Units working in Way Kambas National…View Full Release »

11.01.2016

Democracy in Action – Rhino Protection Units in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

By Muhammad Hanif, IRF Indonesia Liaison In Indonesia, we have a traditional decision-making custom called musyawarah‐mufakat. Musyawarah and mufakat (deliberation…View Full Release »

10.07.2016

YABI Celebrates World Rhino Day 2016 at Ujung Kulon National Park

Written by Hanif Muhammad, IRF Indonesia Liaison On September 22, 2016, Yayasan Badak Indonesia (YABI or the Rhino Foundation of…View Full Release »

06.23.2016

Happy 4th Birthday, Andatu!

On this day, four years ago, rhino conservationists and veterinarians at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park,…View Full Release »

06.21.2016

Who Collects Food for the Rhinos at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary?

Written by Hanif Muhammad – IRF Indonesia Liaison   His name is Sujiono. He has been working in Sumatran Rhino…View Full Release »

06.19.2016

Happy Father’s Day to Andalas at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

Happy Father’s Day to Andalas, proud father of the first two rhino calves born in captivity in Indonesia. In honor…View Full Release »