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 [...]
Browsing the archives for the habitat loss tag
4 Nov 10
Posted in Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, baby rhinos, Chitwan Buffer Zone, Chitwan National Park, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, habitat loss, Indian rhino, orphaned rhinos, PARC/Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation Nepal, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, wildlife rescue center
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, baby rhinos, Chitwan Buffer Zone, Chitwan National Park, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, habitat loss, Indian rhino, orphaned rhinos, PARC/Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation Nepal, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, wildlife rescue center
19 Oct 10
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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Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, extinct, extinction, habitat loss, illegal rhino horn trade, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhino Protection Unit, Rhinoceros sondaicus, RPU, Saving Rhinos, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Ujung Kulon National Park
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, extinct, extinction, habitat loss, illegal rhino horn trade, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhino Protection Unit, Rhinoceros sondaicus, RPU, Saving Rhinos, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Ujung Kulon National Park
9 Jun 10
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 [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Borneo Rhino, Endangered Species, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Poaching, Sumatran Rhino
Tagged Asia, Borneo Rhino, Borneo Rhino Alliance, Borneo Rhino Sanctuary, critically endangered species, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, habitat loss, Malaysia, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Sabah, Sumatran Rhino, Tabin, Tam
Tagged Asia, Borneo Rhino, Borneo Rhino Alliance, Borneo Rhino Sanctuary, critically endangered species, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, habitat loss, Malaysia, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Sabah, Sumatran Rhino, Tabin, Tam
3 Jun 10
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 [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, habitat loss, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Ujung Kulon, Vietnam
Tagged Asia, critically endangered species, extinct, extinction, habitat loss, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Ujung Kulon, Vietnam
25 May 10
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. [...]
27 Apr 10
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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Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, Rhino Conservation, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged Africa, Anne Rose, Black Rhino, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, habitat loss, I Will Not Safari wtih Somak petitiion, Kenya, Mara Triangle, Masai Mara, Olkeju Rondkai, Rhino Conservation, Say Not to Somak, Somak Holidays
Tagged Africa, Anne Rose, Black Rhino, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, habitat loss, I Will Not Safari wtih Somak petitiion, Kenya, Mara Triangle, Masai Mara, Olkeju Rondkai, Rhino Conservation, Say Not to Somak, Somak Holidays
1 Apr 10
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 [...]
Posted in Endangered Species, Recommended Books, Rhino Conservation, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged Africa, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Asia, Biodiversity, book review, Caroline Fraser, classroom projects, conservation education, conservation revolution, cores corridors carnivores, Dan Janzen, ecosystems, habitat loss, Lewa, recommended book, rewilding, Rewilding the World, Rhino Conservation, school projects
Tagged Africa, Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Asia, Biodiversity, book review, Caroline Fraser, classroom projects, conservation education, conservation revolution, cores corridors carnivores, Dan Janzen, ecosystems, habitat loss, Lewa, recommended book, rewilding, Rewilding the World, Rhino Conservation, school projects
31 Mar 10
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, [...]
Posted in Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Rhino Conservation, Sumatran Rhino
Tagged Andalas, Asia, Asian rhino, critically endangered species, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, habitat loss, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, palm oil, Ratu, Rhino Conservation, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, superstition, Way Kambas National Park
Tagged Andalas, Asia, Asian rhino, critically endangered species, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, habitat loss, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, palm oil, Ratu, Rhino Conservation, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, superstition, Way Kambas National Park
17 Mar 10
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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Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, buffer zone, Chitwan National Park, classroom projects, grassroots, Greater One-Horned Rhino, habitat loss, Indian rhino, Nepal, PARC/Nepal, Partership for Rhino Conservation, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, buffer zone, Chitwan National Park, classroom projects, grassroots, Greater One-Horned Rhino, habitat loss, Indian rhino, Nepal, PARC/Nepal, Partership for Rhino Conservation, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos
12 Mar 10
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 [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Recommended Books, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Poaching, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chitwan National Park, classroom projects, critically endangered species, eco-development, eco-tourism, Eric Dinerstein, extinct, extinction, Greater One-Horned Rhino, habitat loss, India, Indian rhino, Nepal, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, school projects, The Return of the Unicorns
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chitwan National Park, classroom projects, critically endangered species, eco-development, eco-tourism, Eric Dinerstein, extinct, extinction, Greater One-Horned Rhino, habitat loss, India, Indian rhino, Nepal, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, school projects, The Return of the Unicorns
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