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03.31.2014

Cincinnati Zoo Devastated By Loss of Endangered Sumatran Rhino

With deepest sadness, the IRF is sorry to share news of the death of Suci, the only female Sumatran rhino…View Full Release »

03.31.2014

Representatives of the Save Our Species (SOS) Fund recently visited Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Indonesia.

Representatives of the Save Our Species (SOS) Fund recently visited Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Indonesia. SOS is a collaborative…View Full Release »

03.29.2014

IRF visits Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa

IRF executive director Susie Ellis and program officer Bill Konstant recently visited the Phinda Private Game Reserve in South Africa….View Full Release »

03.28.2014

Building habitat for Javan Rhinos in Indonesia

Indonesian biologists Inov and Yanto stand in a patch of new forest growth that is helping to increase habitat for…View Full Release »

03.26.2014

De-horning Rhinos

De-horning rhinos is one method sometimes used to discourage poachers. The procedure does not harm the rhino, which is immobilized…View Full Release »

03.24.2014

What name did Tarzan give to rhinos?

In the famous book series written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan names the different animals of the jungle. Tarzan’s name…View Full Release »

03.21.2014

Rhinos and Elephants: Friends or Foes?

The notion that rhinos and elephants are mortal enemies dates back hundreds and thousands of years, as can be seen…View Full Release »

03.20.2014

The Rhinos of Assam, India

As we ambled along on elephant-back, shrouded in the morning mist, or rattled along bumpy, dusty roads, surrounded by the…View Full Release »

03.19.2014

Floodwaters in Kaziranga National Park, India

Seasonal flooding due to monsoon rains is a serious problem for greater one-horned rhinos in northern India, with several deaths…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 »

03.14.2014

Dismantling Illegal Settlements in Indonesia's National Parks

One of the tasks assigned to Indonesia’s Rhino Protection Units is to dismantle illegal settlements within the national parks, which…View Full Release »

03.11.2014

Save the rhino…one text at a time.

With a quick and easy text message, you can make a $10 donation to the International Rhino Foundation by simply…View Full Release »