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09.26.2012

Seeking the Elusive Badak Jawa: Follow the Mud and Dung

Some rhino signs are subtle, others are striking.  For example, I can’t describe the faint odor of rhino urine very…View Full Release »

09.10.2012

Seeking the Elusive Badak Jawa: Stories in the Sand

Day #2 in our search for Javan rhinos begins with the sound of surf crashing on the southern shore of…View Full Release »

09.05.2012

Seeking the Elusive Badak Jawa: The First Signs of Rhino

It’s still Day 1 of our search for Javan rhinos and just a short hike from the clearing where we…View Full Release »

08.28.2012

Seeking the Elusive Badak Jawa: Encounter with Javan Bantengs

Bill Konstant, Program Officer International Rhino Foundation A short hike from our landing point on the Ujung Kulon peninsula brings…View Full Release »

08.20.2012

Seeking the Elusive Badak Jawa

By: Bill Konstant, Program Officer International Rhino Foundation Our quest for Javan rhinos begins with a visit to the new…View Full Release »

08.14.2012

The Elusive Badak Jawa

Forty-five years ago, aviator Charles Lindbergh wrote to the editors of Life magazine, urging that they launch an expedition to…View Full Release »

06.26.2012

Rhinos Under the Radar: Introducing Andatu!

Earlier this month, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono officially declared 2012 the International Year of the Rhino.  And, while there…View Full Release »

06.08.2012

This month, in honor of the dedicated fathers and men among us, we are featuring stories of the hard-working members of the Rhino Protection Units in Bukit Barisan Selatan, Ujong Kulon and Way Kambas National Parks. Meet Aris:

Me, Rhinos and My Family By Aris Hendriyanto RPU Way Kambas National Park My name is Aris Hendriyanto.  I have…View Full Release »

04.10.2012

Rhinos Under the Radar: What It Means to be Critically Endangered

Of the five living rhino species, three – the black, Sumatran and Javan rhinos – are classified as Critically Endangered…View Full Release »

03.26.2012

Rhinos Under the Radar

Three of the world’s five living rhino species – the black, Sumatran and Javan – are considered Critically Endangered according…View Full Release »

02.16.2012

Signs of Young Rhino in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park: A happy end of the year for the Rhino Protection Unit

Towards the end of November 2011, one of the Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBSNP)…View Full Release »

01.25.2012

"Surviving the Slaughter" by Bill Konstant, IRF Program Officer

Earlier this month, I joined the International Rhino Foundation team as its new Program Officer and I’m very thankful for…View Full Release »