Tag: rhino

04.30.2014

Rhino Neighbors

Indigenous Nguni cattle share African bushveldt habitat with rhinos in Swaziland’s Mkhaya Reserve.

04.29.2014

IRF Staff Visits Cincinnati Zoo

IRF Program Officer Bill Konstant recently visited the Cincinnati Zoo, where he gave a presentation about the world’s rarest rhinos…View Full Release »

04.28.2014

Wire snares and Rhinos

This white rhino has one droopy ear, the result of getting its head caught in a wire snare. The wire…View Full Release »

04.25.2014

Skulls of rhinos killed in Swaziland during the 1980s

Skulls of rhinos killed in Swaziland during the 1980s, a gruesome reminder of the period that local people refer to…View Full Release »

04.23.2014

Swaziland’s Mkhaya Game Reserve

Ted and Mickey Reilly, owners of Swaziland’s Mkhaya Game Reserve recently hosted IRF executive director Susie Ellis and program officer…View Full Release »

04.22.2014

Superstitious Rhino poachers in Southern Africa

Superstitious Rhino poachers in southern Africa rely on muti, potions or fetishes they believe protect them from being caught or…View Full Release »

04.18.2014

IRF Staff Cross-training in Africa

Arief Rubianto, who manages IRF-supported Rhino Protection Units in Sumatra, Indonesia, meets a trio of white rhinos in Swaziland’s Mkyaha…View Full Release »

04.14.2014

Procedures undertaken at the scene of a rhino poaching

Standard procedures undertaken at the scene of a rhino poaching incident can be critical to the ultimate arrest and conviction…View Full Release »

04.11.2014

Dogs with Jobs: Canine heroes help with anti-rhino poaching

Dogs are playing an increasingly important role in African rhino anti-poaching efforts. The Belgian Malinois is one of the breeds…View Full Release »

04.07.2014

Don't get too close!

Although many tourists who visit India’s Kaziranga National Park experience the thrill of seeing wild greater one-horned rhinos up close…View Full Release »