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09.19.2013

IRF Receives Disney Conservation Grant to help save Sumatran Rhinos

The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF). The conservation…View Full Release »

09.18.2013

IRF Program Coordinator to speak at WCN Wildlife Expo on October 12

IRF will be well represented at next month’s Wildlife Conservation Expo in San Francisco, California. Africa Program Coordinator Raoul du…View Full Release »

09.17.2013

Clive Stockil Wins the Tusk Trust Conservation Award for Rhino Conservation in Zimbabwe

We are pleased to announce that Clive Stockil, President of our long-time partner the Lowveld Rhino Trust in Zimbabwe for…View Full Release »

09.16.2013

World Rhino Day is September 22, 2013

September 22nd is just around the corner, a day that rhino enthusiasts around the world commit to the survival of…View Full Release »

09.14.2013

Books About Rhinos That We Love

Each of us have had some special event or person in our lives that taught us to appreciate animals and…View Full Release »

09.13.2013

2013 State of the Rhino

All five rhino species are threatened to some degree. Populations of two species – greater one-horned and white – were…View Full Release »

09.12.2013

IRF Receives Disney Conservation Grant for the recovery of Zimbabwe's Black Rhinos

The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund (DWCF). The conservation…View Full Release »

09.11.2013

Prehistoric rhinos: Horny or Not?

Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis), Pittsburgh Zoo It might seem strange, but the first members of the rhino family to appear on…View Full Release »

09.10.2013

IRF and AAZK given the honor of naming 2 translocated rhinos.

Under the auspices of the Indian Rhino Vision 2020 conservation program, a total of 18 greater one-horned rhinos have been…View Full Release »

09.09.2013

When is it Time for a Rhino to Leave its Nest?

Andatu, the first Sumatran rhino ever born in captivity in Indonesia, turned one year of age on June 22nd.  Weighing…View Full Release »

09.03.2013

Students Making a Difference: PS 107 Helps Sumatran Rhinos

Children across the United States are returning to school, including the students of PS 107 in Brooklyn, New York.  Earlier…View Full Release »

08.27.2013

The Javan Rhino's Final Stronghold

By Bill Konstant, IRF Program Officer August 27, 1883.  It’s been called “the day the world exploded.”  One hundred and…View Full Release »