IRF Newsletter

World Rhino Day is right around the corner on September 22, 2024. It is a day to celebrate and create awareness for rhinos. Please join IRF on social media and our website as we spotlight all five rhino species and conservation stories from around the world. Use the hashtags #WorldRhinoDay #WRD2024 #KeeptheFiveAlive #TeamRhino. 

Thanks to our incredible partner Blue Rhino, all gifts will be matched up to $15,000 starting September 19 -30, 2024! 

IRF will also publish the 2024 State of the Rhino in September, our annual publication detailing rhino population trends, major issues, and other rhino related news and developments.

When you take time to create or update your will this month, you’re creating a way to advocate for yourself and everything you care about. If you choose to include a gift to IRF in your will or other estate plans, you will help us make sure these magnificent animals survive for years to come. 

With support from IRF, the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) is restoring and managing habitat for the world’s second largest greater one-horned rhino population, found in Nepal’s Chitwan National Park. NTNC has deployed camera traps to provide a non-intrusive and effective means of monitoring wildlife, like rhinos, in newly managed grassland habitat within the National Park. The camera trap photos show an increased population of herbivores like spotted deer and greater one-horned rhinos in the managed habitat. These transformed habitats not only benefit herbivores, but also apex predators like tigers. 

Latest Blog

In Pursuit of Justice: Triumph Against Wildlife Trafficking

In the Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on Earth where orangutans, elephants, tigers, and rhinos coexist, heroic efforts are making a difference. Thanks to the fearless work of our partner, Forum Konservasi Leuser (FKL), a major orangutan smuggling operation was dismantled, sending shockwaves through illegal wildlife trade networks.

Disrupting these criminal operations also strikes a blow against rhino poaching, showing how interconnected our fight for wildlife truly is. By protecting one species, we protect them all.

Did you know many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees? If you donate during Blue Rhino’s match window (September 19-23) and submit a matching gift from your employer you can TRIPLE your donation. Find out if your company has a matching gift policy below and triple your impact to help rhinos thrive in the wild!