Tag: forest

01.09.2017

RPUs Catch Forest Encroachers at Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

Reported by Heri Pasiman, Summarized by Hanif Muhammad An integral part of our work in Sumatra is gatehring intelligence to…View Full Release »

01.02.2017

The New Rhino Protection Units are Ready for Work in 2017

After a rigorous interview process and intense training, the new RPU teams are ready to start patrolling Bukit Barisan Selatan…View Full Release »

11.04.2016

RPUs Detect Illegal Logging while on Patrol in Way Kambas National Park

(reported by WKNP RPU Arief F., summarized by Muhammad Hanif) This fall, the Rhino Protection Units working in Way Kambas National…View Full Release »

07.18.2016

Part III: A Visit to Ujung Kulon National Park with IRF’s RPUs

Written by Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, IRF Asian Rhino Program Coordinator Read Part I and Part II On the 6th of May,…View Full Release »

07.16.2016

Part II: A Visit to Ujung Kulon National Park with IRF’s RPUs

Written by Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, IRF Asian Rhino Program Coordinator To read Part I, please click here. On May 5th, we…View Full Release »

07.14.2016

A Visit to Ujung Kulon National Park with IRF’s Rhino Protection Units

Written by Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, IRF’s Asian Rhino Program Coordinator As part of my tasks as Asian Rhino Coordinator of IRF,…View Full Release »

11.06.2015

Harapan The Rhino Arrives In Indonesia

10,000 miles and 53 hours later, Rhino Harry Arrives at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary Harapan, the last Sumatran rhino in the…View Full Release »

09.24.2015

Happy 20-Year Anniversary, RPUs!

Written by Inov IRF’s Indonesia Liason Twenty years ago, on August 31st, 1995, the first Rhino Protection Unit (RPU) rolled…View Full Release »

06.13.2014

On Patrol: Rhino Protection Units in Indonesia

IRF’s Bowling for Rhinos tour spent a full day with Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Sumatra’s Way Kambas National Park….View Full Release »

04.02.2014

The rarest of the world's five species of rhino

The Javan rhino is the rarest of the world’s five remaining rhino species, having lost most of its Asian tropical…View Full Release »