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07.21.2025

Five Rhino Facts with IRF’s New Communications Director

By Jim Cronin Rhinos are evolutionary wonders. From skin that can be two inches thick to their iconic horns and…View Full Release »

07.15.2025

How Rhino Movement in the Greater Kruger Informs Reserve Management 

IRF serves as a funder, partner, convener, facilitator and trainer for rhino conservation programs through in-country partners and staff to…View Full Release »

06.03.2025

Better rhino monitoring through GPS pods

Editorial Note: Undertaking both applied and basic research on wild rhino populations, as well as those in captive breeding programs,…View Full Release »

05.23.2025

Safeguarding the Future: Metapopulation Planning for Zimbabwe’s Rhinos

When it comes to rhino conservation, field projects often capture attention—and funding—through their emotional appeal. But one critical aspect is…View Full Release »

05.19.2025

New Rising Wildlife Leaders Cohort to Focus on Rhinos

The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) are partnering to launch a new wildlife leadership program focusing entirely on rhino conservation…View Full Release »

04.14.2025

Using Genetic Factors to Improve Rhino Management

Editorial Note: Undertaking both applied and basic research on wild rhino populations, as well as those in captive breeding programs,…View Full Release »

03.26.2025

Rhinos at Risk: How the U.S. Government Funding Freeze Impacts Wildlife

The U.S. government provides funding for conservation-related work through several agencies, each supporting different aspects of wildlife protection, habitat preservation…View Full Release »

03.07.2025

Why Rhinos Matter: The Crucial Role of Rhinos in Our Ecosystems

The Indispensable Role of Rhinos in Nature Imagine a world without rhinos. These magnificent creatures, with their distinctive horned silhouettes,…View Full Release »

02.28.2025

IRF and the Wildlife Conservation Network Launch a New Program for Rhino Leaders

The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN) are joining forces to launch the first-ever Rising Wildlife…View Full Release »

02.13.2025

More Justice for Javan Rhinos 

February 13, 2025 On February 12th, 2025, a panel of judges at Pandeglang District Court declared six defendants in a…View Full Release »

02.04.2025

Swimming for Javan Rhinos

Team Rhino Spotlight – Creative Champions for Conservation After struggling with seven bouts of COVID-19 and being in and out…View Full Release »

01.29.2025

Save a Rhino, Shape the Future

In the early 1990s, Zimbabwe’s black rhino population faced a severe crisis due to rampant poaching in the Zambezi Valley….View Full Release »