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PROTECTING HABITATS
Protecting Habitats is one of IRF’s Pillars. The focal areas described below enable us to move closer to accomplishing our mission.
Rhino Habitat Protection
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Protect the habitats that rhinos depend on to ensure the long-term survival of all five rhino species.
Rhino Habitat Expansion
Expand small, isolated rhino habitats by building large, connected areas where rhino populations can grow and thrive and reintroduce rhinos into habitats from which they have been extirpated.
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Rhino Habitat Restoration
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Recover degraded rhino habitats to recreate a functioning ecosystem for rhinos, other wildlife and people to benefit from.
Stories About Protecting Habitats
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WHEN COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS BENEFIT, RHINOS DO TOO
(December 20, 2022)
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RHINOS RETURN TO LAOKHOWA AND BURHACHAPORI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
(January 17, 2024)
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REVIVING RAINFORESTS: A GOURMET BUFFET FOR RHINOS IN THE MAKING
(June 22, 2023)