Browsing the archives for the habitat loss tag

Update from Nepal: Orphaned Rhino Rescue Center Concept Introduced to Local Community

Tweet Plans for Nepal’s first orphaned rhino and wildlife rescue center are moving forward and we are pleased to share with you the results of the first meeting! Encouraging news from our partner in Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC/Nepal): The first meeting was held last week among grassroots stakeholders to introduce them to the [...]

Help IRF Buy a Patrol Boat for Javan Rhino Anti-Poaching Units

Tweet Fewer than 50 Javan rhinos are still surviving – but you can help save them from extinction. The International Rhino Foundation seeks your help in purchasing a new boat for its Rhino Protection Units (RPUs) in Ujung Kulon National Park, Indonesia. River patrols are a vital part of protecting Javan rhinos because most poachers [...]

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Lone Borneo Rhino May Soon Enjoy Female Company

Tweet Tam, a male Borneo rhino who was rescued two years ago after being injured by a poacher’s snare, could finally have a mate. Wildlife officials in Malaysia are planning to capture a female Borneo rhino that was spotted by a camera trap, and introduce her to Tam, a male rhino under the care of [...]

Second Critically Endangered Javan Rhino Found Dead

Tweet A second critically endangered Javan rhino carcass has been discovered – this time in Indonesia. The world’s most threatened large mammal species, the Javan rhino, has suffered a second devastating loss: A carcass was discovered last week in Indonesia’s remote Ujung Kulon National Park.   Last month, one of just a handful of Vietnam’s [...]

Javan Rhino Census Under Way in Indonesia

Tweet Ujung Kulon National Park is conducting a population survey of critically endangered Javan Rhinos. A joint team comprised of field workers from the Indonesian Rhino Foundation, Ujung Kulong National Park, and the Bogor Institute of Forestry has mobilized to carry out the Javan rhino population census in the last remaining home of Rhinoceros sondaicus. [...]

Despite Public Outcry, Somak Safari Lodge Moves Forward in Kenya’s Black Rhino Habitat

Tweet Critically endangered black rhino habitat shrinks as controversial plans for a safari lodge move ahead in Kenya. Disappointing update from our friends at Say Not to Somak: A 30-tent camp lodge operated by Somak Holidays and owned by Olkeju Rondkai will open for business inside critically endangered black rhino habitat located in Kenya’s Masai [...]

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Book of the Week: ‘Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution’ by Caroline Fraser

Tweet This week’s book is Rewilding the World: Dispatches from the Conservation Revolution by Caroline Fraser. Book Summary: Rewilding the World is an inspiring report from the front lines of the visionary conservation strategy known as rewilding, developed to protect species against the impending wave of human-caused extinctions. The concept of rewilding emerged following the [...]

Sumatran Rhino, Ratu, Loses First Pregnancy; Experts Remain Hopeful for Future

Tweet The International Rhino Foundation announced today that Sumatran rhino, Ratu, has lost her first pregnancy. The first breeding between captive-born Sumatran rhino Andalas and his Indonesian mate, Ratu, has sadly ended in a loss of the pregnancy. However, rhino experts say that it is not unusual for a rhino to lose her first pregnancy, [...]

Grassroots Rhino Conservation: Nepal’s New Generation is Leading the Way

Tweet Thanks to a new generation of conservationists, grassroots programs are having a positive effect on rhino conservation in Nepal. Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC), led by one of Nepal’s hardworking young conservationists, Suman Bhattarai, is an innovative program that shows promise. Under his guidance, PARC focuses on helping the residents of Chitwan National Park’s [...]

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Book of the Week: ‘The Return of the Unicorns: The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros’ by Eric Dinerstein

Tweet This week’s book is The Return of the Unicorns: The Natural History and Conservation of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros by Eric Dinerstein. Book Summary: The Return of the Unicorns chronicles the recovery of the greater one-horned rhino population in Nepal during the mid-1990′s through early 2000′s, and proposes a blueprint for large mammal conservation [...]