Category: Zoo

07.12.2018

Rhinos + Art: Painting with a Purpose, Using Training As a Conservation Tool

  Last year, as part of our Rhinos + Art celebration, we shared this adorable video of Rosie the Black…View Full Release »

06.21.2018

10 Ways that You Can Help Rhinos -Right Now- From Your Phone or Computer!

We have the best rhino supporters as they’re always wanting to know how they can help and then how else…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 »

01.31.2016

15th International Elephant & Rhino Conservation and Research Symposium

15th International Elephant & Rhino Conservation and Research Symposium Singapore Zoo, November 14-18, 2016 Presented by: International Elephant Foundation and…View Full Release »

09.13.2014

IRF Staff Attends 41st Annual AAZK Conference in Orlando, Fl

IRF Program Officer Bill Konstant attended the 41st Annual National Conference of the American Association of Zoo Keepers, hosted by…View Full Release »

07.24.2014

IRF Staff Participates in Rhino Week at Zoos in Massachusetts

IRF Program Officer Bill Konstant recently visited two zoos in Massachusetts, Southwick’s Zoo in the town of Mendon and the…View Full Release »

03.17.2014

Kudos to the Kudu for Squaring Off with a Rhino

It’s what you might call a mismatch – a 500- to 600-pound greater kudu squaring off with a white rhino…View Full Release »

02.10.2014

Rhino Art? You be the judge.

Rhino art: a “butt painting” made by Stan, a popular white rhino at the North Carolina Zoo.

11.17.2013

Year of the Rhino: IRF at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Annual Wildlife Conservation Leture Series

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium invited IRF program officer Bill Konstant to speak last week as part of its annual…View Full Release »

06.14.2013

"Bowling for Badak" Indonesia Tour: Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

To see rhinos in Indonesia, one must go to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS), situated in Way Kambas National Park. …View Full Release »