Tag: sumatran rhino

08.27.2020

Interview with an RPU – Bambang’s Direct Rhino Sightings

Bambang Meiyono joined the RPUs in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra in 2000. He applied because he needed a…View Full Release »

08.26.2020

Interview with an RPU – Nur’s Commitment to Sumatran Rhinos

Nur Basuki has 16 years of service with the RPUs in Way Kambas National Park in Sumatra. He enjoys outdoor…View Full Release »

08.25.2020

Interview with an RPU – Fadil Proudly Patrols Way Kambas

Fadil Kurniawan wanted to work in rhino conservation and had the opportunity to join the RPUs in Way Kambas National…View Full Release »

08.24.2020

Celebrating 25 Years of Rhino Protection in Indonesia

Facing habitat loss, encroachment by humans, and poaching for their horns, something had to be done to protect Indonesia’s two…View Full Release »

07.13.2020

Together We Persevere – IRF’s 2019 Annual Report

Rhinos face challenges every year and 2019 was no different. Poaching pressure intensified in certain areas of southern Africa. Sumatran…View Full Release »

06.30.2020

Let’s Get Planting!

For the past month we’ve been raising funds to plant trees in Way Kambas National Park, home to one of…View Full Release »

06.23.2020

Andatu is Turning 8 and He’s Hungry!

When you were a child, you probably enjoyed pizza or ice cream parties for your birthday. For a rhino, like…View Full Release »

06.19.2020

Growing Harmony

Reforestation can be difficult. Fires, tsunamis, and other natural disasters can be a setback. Without the commitment of the local…View Full Release »

06.11.2020

Fire, a Growing Danger for Wildlife Habitat

On a November evening in Indonesia, Sectionov, IRF’s Indonesian Coordinator, got a call that he was hoping wouldn’t come. Fires,…View Full Release »

05.27.2020

Recovering Habitat in Sumatra

The dense, steamy rainforests of Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park shelter some of the world’s most unique and threatened mammal…View Full Release »