Why does the demand for rhino horn persist? After all, rhino horn has no proven medicinal value. However, China (using rhinos imported from South Africa) is engaged in a profit-seeking scheme that depends on sick people using rhino horn instead of taking medicine.
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30 Jan 12
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Posted in African Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged bogus medicine, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chinese rhino farms, illegal rhino horn trade, Longui Pharmaceutical, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cancer myth, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged bogus medicine, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chinese rhino farms, illegal rhino horn trade, Longui Pharmaceutical, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cancer myth, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
18 Jan 12
Experts are hoping that the recent capture of an extremely rare subspecies of Sumatran rhino can save these ancient mammals from extinction.
15 Jan 12
Police in Guwahati have arrested a man identified as Chin Khansong after he sneaked into the Assam State Zoo with a .303 rifle, ammunition, an axe, and a machete. The suspect confessed he was planning to kill “as many rhinos as possible” in order to sell their horns.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Assam State Zoo, Chin Khansong, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Manipur, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Assam State Zoo, Chin Khansong, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Manipur, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
29 Sep 11
The beautiful 2012 rhino calendar produced by the International Rhino Keeper Association and the International Rhino Foundation is now ready to order.
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Black Rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, IRF, IRKA, rhino calendar, Rhino Conservation, South Africa, Sumatran Rhino, white rhino, Zimbabwe
Tagged Black Rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, IRF, IRKA, rhino calendar, Rhino Conservation, South Africa, Sumatran Rhino, white rhino, Zimbabwe
19 Sep 11
Our popular Rhino Species Fact Sheets are now updated and ready to download! Each rhino species has its own fact sheet.
Posted in African Rhinos, Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Borneo Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Posters, Southern white rhino, Sumatran Rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Asian rhino, Black Rhino, five rhino species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, rhino fact sheets, rhino facts, Sumatran Rhino, white rhino
Tagged Asian rhino, Black Rhino, five rhino species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, rhino fact sheets, rhino facts, Sumatran Rhino, white rhino
7 Sep 11
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center will celebrate World Rhino Day by hosting an art contest for local schoolchildren, and selling the art on September 22 at Hollywood and Vine restaurant in Glen Rose. All proceeds from the art show and a portion of the proceeds from the dinners served on World Rhino Day will go to Fossil Rim’s rhino program.
13 Jun 11
Tweet The Chester Zoo is helping critically endangered black rhinos in the wild. A new campaign called Act for Wildlife has been launched by the UK’s Chester Zoo. The campaign is raising support and awareness for endangered species in the wild – including black rhinos. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education
Tagged Act for Wildlife, Africa, Black Rhino, Chester Zoo, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, Diceros bicornis michaeli, extinct, extinction, George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust in Mkomazi National Park, Kenya, Laikipia Wildlife Forum, Maasailand Preservation Trust, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Tanzania
Tagged Act for Wildlife, Africa, Black Rhino, Chester Zoo, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, Diceros bicornis michaeli, extinct, extinction, George Adamson Wildlife Preservation Trust in Mkomazi National Park, Kenya, Laikipia Wildlife Forum, Maasailand Preservation Trust, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Tanzania
12 Jun 11
Tweet Another inconvenient truth. Despite a series of troubling indicators that should have alerted South African authorities to China’s intentions to breed rhinos commercially in order to harvest their horns, over 100 live rhinos were exported from South Africa to China between 2007 and the present. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged Africa, Asia, breeding rhino for horns, China, China rhino farm, china rhino horn scheme, Chinese, chinese farming rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino exports, rhino imports, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Asia, breeding rhino for horns, China, China rhino farm, china rhino horn scheme, Chinese, chinese farming rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino exports, rhino imports, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, white rhino
7 Jun 11
Tweet Bust the Myth – Save the Species! We are excited to announce the launch the of Bust the Myth – Save the Species, a global public awareness campaign calling for a coalition approach to debunking the rhino horn medicine myth. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Borneo Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Northern White Rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Posters, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, Sumatran Rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, Bust the myth save the species, China, Chinese, endangered species posters, illegal rhino horn trade, Murder Myths Medicine, poacher, Poaching, poaching awareness posters, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino posters, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, Bust the myth save the species, China, Chinese, endangered species posters, illegal rhino horn trade, Murder Myths Medicine, poacher, Poaching, poaching awareness posters, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino posters, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese
5 Jun 11
Tweet It was a veritable ‘who’s who’ of the rhino world at the 2011 International Rhino Keeper Association Workshop. Leading authorities in rhino husbandry and conservation met recently in Texas for the only conference of its kind, the International Rhino Keeper Workshop, to share information experienced through captive management and field study. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Posters, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education
Tagged Asian rhino, critically endangered species, ex situ, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, in situ, International Rhino Foundation, International Rhino Keeper Association, IRKA, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Keeper Workshop, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos
Tagged Asian rhino, critically endangered species, ex situ, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, in situ, International Rhino Foundation, International Rhino Keeper Association, IRKA, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Keeper Workshop, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos
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