The world’s only population of Javan rhinos will now be more closely monitored, thanks to the quadrupling of video camera traps by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and WWF.
Browsing the archives for the Rhino Education category
23 Apr 12
17 Apr 12
Join the International Rhino Keeper Association and the keeper staff of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for the third annual Cinco de Rhino!
Posted in African Rhinos, Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education
Tagged #cincoderhino2012, African Rhinos, Asian rhino, Cinco de Mayo, Cinco de Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, rhino fundraiser, Rhino Protection Units, San Diego Zoo Safari Park
Tagged #cincoderhino2012, African Rhinos, Asian rhino, Cinco de Mayo, Cinco de Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, rhino fundraiser, Rhino Protection Units, San Diego Zoo Safari Park
9 Apr 12
The rhino population in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has risen to 2290, up from the 2009 census which counted 2048 rhinos.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education
Tagged Greater One-Horned Rhino, India, Indian rhino, Indian Rhino Vision 2020, IRV 2020, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Orang National Park, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Rhino Conservation, Rhinoceros unicornis
Tagged Greater One-Horned Rhino, India, Indian rhino, Indian Rhino Vision 2020, IRV 2020, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Orang National Park, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Rhino Conservation, Rhinoceros unicornis
27 Mar 12
Among the myriad of illegal firearms, marijuana, suspicious maps, and endangered cycad plants reportedly seized from a KwaZulu-Natal game farmer earlier this month, authorities also apparently confiscated a toxic chemical known to be illegally used to kill wildlife – including rhino.
24 Feb 12
It seems that rhino horn’s alleged curative properties meet the criteria for at least six of the sixteen “Red Flags of Quackery” as compiled by Sci-ence: A Skeptical Comic and Blog.
15 Feb 12
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Bill Konstant, Program Officer at the International Rhino Foundation. Check out this exclusive interview to learn all about the “State of the Sumatran Rhino”, which is also the first episode of our new web series, Behind the Schemes.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Borneo Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Sumatran Rhino
Tagged Bill Konstant, Borneo Rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Malaysia, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
Tagged Bill Konstant, Borneo Rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Malaysia, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
30 Jan 12
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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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
13 Nov 11
The world’s leading conservation and environmental organizations – among others – are speaking out against the use of rhino horn as a medical treatment. Check out this list of quotes with source links and a few videos.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, World Rhino Day
Tagged Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, World Rhino Day
13 Nov 11
This informative 30-page slideshow presentation points out that the solutions to the rhino crisis can be found in increased protection in all implicated states through international and national legislation, improved enforcement, stiffer penalties, and demand reduction – not legalized trade.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Asia, China, CITES, illegal rhino horn trade, India, legal trade in rhino horn, legalized rhino horn trade, Nepal, Public Awareness, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam
Tagged Africa, Asia, China, CITES, illegal rhino horn trade, India, legal trade in rhino horn, legalized rhino horn trade, Nepal, Public Awareness, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam
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