Articles for Intl Rhino Foundation

By Biswajyoti Das KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, India (Reuters) - Authorities in India's remote northeast said they were increasing security in the world's biggest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros to save them from poachers. Poachers have killed at least 10 rhinos in two national parks in Assam state since January, eight of them at the Kaziranga National Park. "We are increasing the number of guards in Kaziranga because of a recent increase in poaching, and a probe has... [More Info]

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has called for deployment of paramilitary forces to rein in rhino poachers who have killed as many as 10 of the highly-endangered species in Assam this year.

Assam has always been popular with wildlife tourists but now it’s attracting a different kind of visitor.

WWF says enforcement efforts are no longer a sufficient deterrent.

Tuesday was a special day for a very special Cincinnati Zoo baby. Harry, an endangered Sumatran rhino, celebrated his first birthday Tuesday morning at the zoo's Wildlife Canyon. Harry is one of four Sumatran rhinos at the zoo. The Cincinnati Zoo is home to the only four Sumatran rhinos in the United States. There are only nine of these endangered rhinos in captivity worldwide. Harry even had a birthday cake, though not in the traditional sense. Instead, the young rhino's birthday... [More Info]

Guwahati, April 28 (IANS) Two rhinos, including a calf, were killed Monday by organized poacher gangs at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam, officials said here. A wildlife official said the poacher gangs, armed with sophisticated weapons, shot dead the mother rhino and her calf at Agoratoli forest camp inside the park. “The poachers were able to take away the horns after killing the rhinos,” a park warden said. The poachers have so far killed six rhinos in the 430 square km park this... [More Info]

Guwahati, April 28: After a lull, poachers struck again in Kaziranga, killing two rhinos, including a calf, as the forest department geared up to send 25 armed guards to Orang National Park where two rhinos were killed last week. The carcasses of the two rhinos at Kaziranga were found this morning at the Agaratoli range of the national park. The horn was missing and tigers had feasted on more than half of the carcass of the calf. An official said the adult rhino’s nails and part of the... [More Info]

Washington, April 24 (ANI): Conservation efforts for the Indian Rhino are back on track, with two male rhinos taken back to a national park in Assams Himalayan foothills last week. Under the guidance of expert veterinarians, conservationists and forest department officials, the two animals were captured and transported using darting tranquilizers and especially designed crates that could withstand the 1.5 to 2 tonnes of body mass of these large pachyderms. According to a WWF (Worldwide fund... [More Info]

KOLKATA: The rhinoceros population has grown in West Bengal's Gorumara National Park. The same trend is thought to have occurred in the adjoining Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, wildlife authorities say. A census earlier this month revealed that the number of rhinos in the Gorumara Park had risen by four since the last count was made two years ago, taking the population to 31. The figure might not look significant, "but is good news" officials said. "We expect a population increase of between... [More Info]

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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Two 19th century rhino horns stolen from a South African museum could be deadly if sold as a popular aphrodisiac because they are drenched in poison, a museum official said on Monday. The "priceless" horns were snatched from a display at the historic mammal gallery in Cape Town on Saturday evening, said Jatti Bredekamp, chief executive of Iziko Museums. "Unknowingly, the thieves have exposed themselves to more than the danger of arrest and prosecution," Bredekamp... [More Info]

Two rhinos translocated to Manas National Park Guwahati (PTI): Two rhinos were on Saturday translocated to Manas National Park, where the population of the animal has depleted during the decade-long Bodo insurgency, from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary. Principal Conservator of Forests M C Malakar said the two rhinos were tranquillised at Pobitora, which has the highest concentration of rhino per square km, yesterday and brought to Manas Park, which is a 'Project Tiger' site. The rhinos were... [More Info]

Pobitora, April 11: It was nothing short of a war zone at the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary, the venue of Assam’s rhino translocation project. The paramilitary forces and forest personnel had sealed all the entry routes for outsiders from 4am to 4pm. No one knew what was happening inside, except that the wireless messages kept informing the forest personnel on the developments. Finally at 4pm, when the news came on the operation being called off after two male rhinos were tranquillised... [More Info]

War, Poverty and Poaching Are Making Rhinos Disappear

Guwahati, April 9: The rhino translocation project, which had been put on hold for want of a tranquilliser, is back on track with a Singapore zoo providing the Assam forest department with the drug. Four rhinos will be shifted from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary to Manas National Park on Friday. The translocation programme was initially scheduled for February 11 but had to be cancelled because of unavailability of the tranquilliser, Immobilin. “We have procured the drug beforehand this time... [More Info]

March 2008. A routine ranger patrol from Tshokwane found suspicious tracks while on patrol. Shortly after the rangers found the tracks, gunfire was heard and the field rangers reported this. A team from CIS flew into the area by helicopter and, combined with the Tshokwane rangers; this team quickly located and arrested three poachers. The carcasses of two white rhino cows were discovered nearby and further investigation showed that these animals had been shot earlier that day. Footprints in... [More Info]

The rainy season in Namibia this year has left a spectacular scene in this wild place. Namibia is a land of remote deserts, but this year it is full of unexpected water. Read more...

What if the International Rhino Foundation earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support rhino conservation? Well, now it can! GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Use it just as you would any search engine, get quality search results from Yahoo, and watch the donations... [More Info]

Kruger National Park Police believe they have cracked a rhino poaching syndicate following the arrest of three suspects in possession of two rifles and four freshly harvested Rhino horns.