It is barely a week since the extinction of the Javan rhino subspecies (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) was confirmed, and already there is troubling news about the remaining Javan rhinos.
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It is barely a week since the extinction of the Javan rhino subspecies (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) was confirmed, and already there is troubling news about the remaining Javan rhinos.
Posters featuring critically endangered Javan and Sumatran rhinos are now available!
Tweet Dramatic video footage confirms that Javan rhinos are breeding! The World Wildife Fund (WWF) has just released exciting videos showing two female Javan rhinos and their calves in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park. Javan rhinos are critically endangered and fewer than 50 individuals are still surviving. The footage was captured using a motion-activated camera [...]
Tweet The year’s most popular rhino stories, all in one convenient location. 2010 marked a significant year for rhinos: The rhino killing crisis finally began to make headlines around the world. Here on our blog, we lifted the veil of “political correctness” that has shielded the illegal trade in rhino horn for far too long, [...]
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 [...]
Tweet Rhino horn continues to fetch unusually high prices at antiques auctions. Less than a month after the UK tightened regulations around rhino horn exports, a rhino horn and a Javan rhino head have reportedly taken top dollar at an antiques auction in Sydney, Australia. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which [...]
Tweet There is hope for the world’s 48 Javan rhinos, thanks to a team of international rhino conservation groups. An exciting project to expand the habitat of the world’s only viable population of critically endangered Javan rhinos is moving forward, thanks to a coalition of international rhino conservation organizations. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of [...]
The demand for rhino horn in Vietnam has increased substantially over the past few years, and the country is currently considered a significant factor in the illegal rhino horn trade.
Tweet Thanks to the rampant illegal slaughter of rhinos for their horns, rhinos have the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most endangered animals on earth. Over the last 40 years, the world’s overall rhinoceros population has declined by over 90% – and if not for dedicated conservation efforts over the last 100 years, [...]
Tweet A second critically endangered Javan rhino has been found dead in Indonesia. Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon Park has lost another of its critically endangered Javan rhinos. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, I am the [...]