Keep the Five Alive on 5/5
The International Rhino Foundation has partnered with Blue Rhino to raise awareness about the importance of protecting rhinos and their habitats – and to Keep the Five Alive! We’re celebrating the FIVE rhino species on the FIFTH day of the FIFTH month. Please join us on May 5th to learn more about how you can help black, white, greater one-horned, Javan and Sumatran rhinos.
From 100 to 5
Rhinos have walked the earth for more than 50 million years. Nearly 100 rhino species once roamed throughout the world; now just 5 species remain. You can help us Keep the Five Alive.
Dire Threats to Rhinos
At the beginning of the 20th century, the worldwide rhino population numbered 500,000 animals. One hundred and twenty years later, only 27,000 survive. Illegal poaching for horn has decimated rhino populations, with at least 1 rhino killed every single day in Africa. Habitat loss and fragmentation caused by ever-increasing human populations also poses a severe and growing threat.
Why Rhinos Matter
All five types of rhinos are umbrella species – by protecting rhinos and their habitats, we can also protect countless other species. We can rebuild forests and grasslands that serve as critical carbon sinks. And rhino conservation can provide environmentally-friendly job opportunities for local people in rhino range states.
The International Rhino Foundation, with support from Blue Rhino, is Keeping the Five Alive on May 5th, 2024!
The International Rhino Foundation has partnered with Blue Rhino to raise awareness about the importance of protecting rhinos and their habitats – and to Keep the Five Alive! We’re celebrating the FIVE rhino species on the FIFTH day of the FIFTH month. All donations from May 1-7 will be matched!
5 Ways to Save 5 Species on 5/5
1. Donate Help us fund rhino conservation programs for all five rhino species across Africa and Asia.
2. Share 5 Rhino Facts. Help educate others about rhinos and the threats they face by sharing one of our social media posts.
3. Sustain your Support. Start a monthly donation of $5 or more – by giving up one cup of coffee a month, you’ll be helping to protect all 5 rhino species.
4. Go Wild for Rhinos and host your own fundraiser! You can host a cookout with help from Blue Rhino to raise funds and awareness for rhino conservation. Or, hold a spare change drive at your school or office, get a jump on your spring cleaning and have a yard sale, host a bake sale or lemonade sale, or create rhino artwork or t-shirts to sell. You can even create an online fundraiser for rhinos through GiveButter. We’ve got content to help you get started!
5. Purchase a Keep the Five Alive t-shirt. The proceeds from the sale of our t-shirts will go toward supporting efforts to save the five remaining species of rhinos (and you’ll look great wearing it!).
Get Cooking with Blue Rhino
Invite a (Blue) rhino to your backyard for your Go Wild for Rhinos cookout!
For a limited time only, check your local store for tanks with these specially marked packages, in honor of rhinos!
Learn more at bluerhino.com/irf
Celebrate 5/5 with these grilling recipes inspired by rhino range countries, courtesy of Blue Rhino & Operation BBQ Relief. Visit Blue Rhino for even more delicious recipes.
Grilled Tofu & Vegetable Kebabs
Zimbabwean Steak Skewers
Barbecue Spiced Shrimp
Padangnese Grilled Chicken
