Tag: Zoo

09.04.2020

How Do You Host a Fundraiser During a Pandemic? Resourceful Zookeepers Are Finding Ways

Every year for the last for 30 years, the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) has organized a fundraising and awareness…View Full Release »

08.14.2019

The Plan to Save Sumatran Rhinos: Step 3- Breed

If we don’t act now, the Sumatran rhino could be extinct in our lifetime. There is still a chance to save the Sumatran rhino. It takes a lot to save a species: vision, a plan, persistence…and your support.

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 »

08.26.2015

Young Conservationist Asks for Donations Instead of Gifts at Birthday Party

Cassie, of Steven’s City, Virginia loves animals. When her teachers last year organized “Dress Like a Famous American” day for…View Full Release »

10.21.2014

2014 Annual Board of Directors Meeting Recap

The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) recently held its annual Board of Directors meeting, which was very generously hosted by the…View Full Release »

06.20.2014

Bowling for Rhinos Visits Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park

The 2014 Bowling for Rhinos Indonesia tour recently visited Indonesia’s Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, home to one of Sumatra’s…View Full Release »

06.11.2014

Update from the Road: 2014 Bowling for Rhinos Trip

Two members of the American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK), Crystal Butler from the Oklahoma City Zoo and Kenton Kerns of…View Full Release »

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 »

03.31.2014

Cincinnati Zoo Devastated By Loss of Endangered Sumatran Rhino

With deepest sadness, the IRF is sorry to share news of the death of Suci, the only female Sumatran rhino…View Full Release »

12.05.2013

IRF Team participates in Strategic Planning Conservation Workshop

Four members of the IRF team, board members John Lukas and Rick Barongi, advisory board member Steve Shurter, and program…View Full Release »