Thanks to efforts by Chishakwe Ranch in the South East Lowveld of Zimbabwe, children in the neighboring villages are learning about rhinos and creating posters for World Rhino Day.
Browsing the archives for the Rhino Education tag
24 Aug 11
30 Jun 11
This incredible video shows the different feeding styles of the black rhino, which is a browser, and the white rhino, a grazer
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, Ceratotherium simum, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, hook-lipped rhino, Rhino Education, rhino video, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, square-lipped rhino, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, Ceratotherium simum, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, hook-lipped rhino, Rhino Education, rhino video, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, square-lipped rhino, white rhino
30 Jun 11
Tweet Rhino horn has no curative benefits, no medicinal properties, and no magical powers. A woman in Hanoi became sick after consuming a rhino horn mixture to treat a rash around her mouth. She reportedly paid a large sum of money for the “treatment” – and then ended up in Bach Mai Hospital when her [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Posters, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Asia, Bach Mai Hospital, Center for Clinical Immunology, China, Chinese, Dr. Nguyen Huu Truong, Hanoi, illegal rhino horn trade, Nguyen Huu Truong, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, rhino horn medicine, rhino horn medicine myth, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, Asia, Bach Mai Hospital, Center for Clinical Immunology, China, Chinese, Dr. Nguyen Huu Truong, Hanoi, illegal rhino horn trade, Nguyen Huu Truong, Poaching, Public Awareness, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, rhino horn medicine, rhino horn medicine myth, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, 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
12 May 11
Tweet We are pleased to share this update from our partners in Nepal. In an effort to raise awareness of Nepal’s biodiversity conservation mission, the first week of the Nepalese New Year was declared by the government as Wildlife Week. Our team at Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC/Nepal) played a vital role in Chitwan’s Wildlife [...]
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, Chitwan National Park, Chitwan National Park Buffer Zone, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Indian subcontinent, Nepalese New Year, PARC, PARC/Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, south Asia, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Widlife Week, Wildlife Week 2068
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chitwan National Park, Chitwan National Park Buffer Zone, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Indian subcontinent, Nepalese New Year, PARC, PARC/Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, south Asia, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Widlife Week, Wildlife Week 2068
5 May 11
Tweet Our ‘Rhino Horn is Not Medicine’ awareness campaign is now trilingual! We are pleased to announce that our most popular public awareness materials are now available in Chinese (Mandarin) and Vietnamese! Our flagship Rhino Horn is Not Medicine posters and t-shirts have been translated especially for wildlife supporters and friends of the rhino in [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Posters, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, global campaign, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, rhino posters, rhino shirts, rhino t-shirts, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, global campaign, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, rhino posters, rhino shirts, rhino t-shirts, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
26 Oct 10
Tweet We are pleased to bring you this news from our partner in Nepal! Our partner in Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC/Nepal), has been diligently working on an educational project that enables local communities around Chitwan National Park to share conservation messages and achievements. Much progress has been made, and we are excited to [...]
Posted in Announcements, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chitwan, Chitwan Buffer Zone, Chitwan National Park, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Nepal, PARC/Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chitwan, Chitwan Buffer Zone, Chitwan National Park, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Nepal, PARC/Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, traditional Chinese medicine
15 Oct 10
Tweet A simple click will now translate our blog into any one of 51 languages! In order to better serve our global audience, the Saving Rhinos blog now features a useful Google Translate™ menu. It’s right there on the upper right hand side, above the “Welcome” message. While the Google Translate™ tool may not offer [...]
Posted in Announcements, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged 51 languages, Africa, Asia, China, Chinese, global, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, translate, translation, translation service
Tagged 51 languages, Africa, Asia, China, Chinese, global, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, translate, translation, translation service
21 Sep 10
Tweet A well-known oncologist in Malaysia rejects the notion of rhino horn as a remedy. Dr. Albert Lim Kok Hooi, a consulting oncologist based in Kuala Lumpur, has taken the bold initiative to speak out publicly against the use of rhino horn as a medicine. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chinese, Dr. Albert Lim Kok Hooi, folklore, illegal rhino horn trade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, myths about rhino horn, oncologist, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, superstition, TCM, traditional Asian medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional medicine, Vietnam
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Chinese, Dr. Albert Lim Kok Hooi, folklore, illegal rhino horn trade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, myths about rhino horn, oncologist, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, superstition, TCM, traditional Asian medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, traditional medicine, Vietnam
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