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Every year for the last for 30 years, the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) has organized a fundraising and awareness…View Full Release »

Bahara joined the RPUs at its inception in 1995 at Kerinci Seblat National Park in Sumatra, eventually moving to Bukit…View Full Release »

Endin has been part of the RPUs in Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP) for 12 years. He is descended from…View Full Release »

Tisno joined the RPUs in Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP) in Java in 2006. He wanted to protect Javan rhinos…View Full Release »

Jajat Sudrajat became a member of the first Rhino Protection Units established to patrol Ujung Kulon National Park (UKNP) in…View Full Release »

Bambang Meiyono joined the RPUs in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra in 2000. He applied because he needed a…View Full Release »

Nur Basuki has 16 years of service with the RPUs in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra. He enjoys outdoor…View Full Release »

Fadil Kurniawan wanted to work in rhino conservation and had the opportunity to join the RPUs in Way Kambas National…View Full Release »

Facing habitat loss, encroachment by humans, and poaching for their horns, something had to be done to protect Indonesia’s two…View Full Release »

Marsum patrols Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in Sumatra and has been with the RPUs for 22 years. “It was…View Full Release »

Usman Hadi has been with the RPUs in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park in Sumatra for 5 years. “I know…View Full Release »

2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Rhino Protection Units (RPUs). The RPU program was established on August 31,1995 and…View Full Release »