Browsing the archives for the Rhino Education category

Safeguarding of Javan Rhinos Continues to Improve

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.

Cinco de Rhino: Party for a Cause! #cincoderhino2012

Join the International Rhino Keeper Association and the keeper staff of the San Diego Zoo Safari Park for the third annual Cinco de Rhino!

India: Kaziranga National Park Census Reveals Increase of Nearly 250 Rhinos

The rhino population in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park has risen to 2290, up from the 2009 census which counted 2048 rhinos.

South Africa: Poison Seized from Game Farmer Suspected of Rhino Crimes

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.

Rhino Horn and ‘The Red Flags of Quackery’

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.

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Exclusive Interview: State of the Sumatran Rhino

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.

‘Bogus Medicine: China’s Rhino Horn Scheme’ [Video]

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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Top Ten Rhino Stories of 2011

For the second year in a row, we’ve compiled the Top Ten Rhino Stories of the year. And while many of the stories are unpleasant, all of them must be told.

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List of 10 Useful ‘Rhino Horn is Not Medicine’ Quotes (with Source Links!)

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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‘CITES and the Rhino Horn Trade’ [Slideshow]

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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