Intl Rhino Foundation no http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rss Intl Rhino Foundation http://www.rhinos-irf.org/tresources/en/images/icons/tendenci34x15.gif http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rss Copyright 2012 Intl Rhino Foundation Tendenci Association Software by Schipul - The Web Marketing Company en-us noemail@rhinos-irf.org(Webmaster) rhinos-irf noemail@rhinos-irf.org Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:30:01 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/40/ Indonesia - Scientists around the world are following the pregnancy of one of the world's most endangered species, the Sumatran rhino. At the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia's Way Kambas National Park, Ratu has just completed the 11th month of her pregnancy. The expectant Sumatran rhino's pregnancy will probably last four to five months longer. In February 2010, Ratu's first pregnancy was diagnosed but she miscarried after two months. Her second pregnancy did not even last a month. A hormone supplement was prescribed when she became pregnant this third time. Ratu is one of four resident rhinos at the 250-acre Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, which was established in the late 1990s by the International Rhino Foundation, the Rhino Foundation of Indonesia and Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry. Two other females of breeding age, Rosa and Bina, are also maintained at the sanctuary. The young male, Andalas, who bred Ratu in early March 2011 is located at the sanctuary as well. ... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/40/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/39/ YULEE, FL- The numbers are staggering. Since 1970, nearly 90 percent of the world's rhino population has been wiped out. In the last two years, more than 800 rhinos have been killed worldwide. In 2011, almost 400 rhinos have been savagely poached in South Africa. And fewer than five percent of poachers are actually convicted. The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) is taking a stand against the poaching crisis through the Operation Stop Poaching Now initiative. IRF has partnered with security experts in South Africa to improve anti-poaching operations in eleven highly threatened rhino habitats in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Funds donated in support of the campaign will go toward providing rangers with training in investigative techniques, intelligence gathering, evidence collection, communications, and rhino identification and monitoring. They will also receive scene-of-crime kits containing basic investigation equipment including a camera, metal detector, GPS,... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/39/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/38/ Assam, India -For only the second time in India's history, two female Indian rhinos, an adult female and a juvenile,have been successfully translocated from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary to Manas National Park in Assam. The two females join two males that were moved to Manas in 2008. Translocating the rhinos will help create a viable population of this vulnerable species that has recovered from fewer than 200 animals in the early 1990s to more than 2,800 today. Pobitora, where the two rhinos were captured, boasts the highest density of rhinos in the world, with more than 90 rhinos in less than 18 square kilometers (4,450 acres) of rhino habitat. To minimize the chance of loss from disease and other disasters, the rhinos need to be spread among other parks. IRV 2020 will lessen pressure on Pobitora's rhinos for food and space, and hopefully reduce the number of rhinos straying into nearby villages. Moving a rhino is no easy task. It requires months of... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/38/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/36/ Indonesia - An international partnership is racing against the clock to ensure the survival of the last 48 Javan rhinos on earth by carving out a safe haven in the dense jungles of Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park. The species' entire viable population, living on the island of Java, is quite literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. In 1883, Ujung Kulon and the surrounding areas were decimated by the eruption of Krakatau, one of the most violent volcanic events in modern times. Anak Krakatau (son of Krakatau) remains active in the area causing great concern for conservationists. Over the next two years, the Javan rhinos' habitat at the Park will undergo improvements to help protect the species from extinction caused by a single natural disaster or introduced disease. The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and its partners are creating 9,884 acres (4,000 ha) of expanded habitat for Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon, which should encourage population growth. ... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/36/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/37/ Indonesia - An international partnership is racing against the clock to ensure the survival of the last 48 Javan rhinos on earth by carving out a safe haven in the dense jungles of Indonesia's Ujung Kulon National Park. The species' entire viable population, living on the island of Java, is quite literally stuck between a rock and a hard place. In 1883, Ujung Kulon and the surrounding areas were decimated by the eruption of Krakatau, one of the most violent volcanic events in modern times. Anak Krakatau (son of Krakatau) remains active in the area causing great concern for conservationists. Over the next two years, the Javan rhinos' habitat at the Park will undergo improvements to help protect the species from extinction caused by a single natural disaster or introduced disease. The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and its partners are creating 9,884 acres (4,000 ha) of expanded habitat for Javan rhinos in Ujung Kulon, which should encourage population growth. ... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/37/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/35/ Indonesia – The world’s most threatened large mammal species, the Javan rhino, suffered another devastating setback when a carcass was discovered in Indonesia’s remote Ujung Kulon National Park last week. Ujung Kulon holds the only viable population of the critically endangered species; no more than 48 Javan rhinos remain on the planet, and at least 44 of those are found in Ujung Kulon. Fewer than four animals of unknown sex and age may remain in an isolated population in Cat Tien National Park in Vietnam, where the carcass of a poached Javan rhino, with its horn removed, was found last month. This recent loss reinforces the critical need for bold action to save this species. “These two deaths represent a loss of four percent of the global population,” said Dr. Susie Ellis, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation. Javan rhinos persist in Ujung Kulon because they are carefully monitored and guarded by Rhino Protection Units, elite... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/35/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/34/ Yulee, FL/Cincinnati/Indonesia -- Conservationists across the world are saddened by the loss of the first pregnancy of Ratu, a young female Sumatran rhino at Indonesia’s Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park. Ratu and male Andalas, brought together through international goodwill and cooperation in an effort to save this critically endangered species, bred successfully in January, and a pregnancy was announced in February. Ratu, born in Indonesia, wandered into a village just outside Sumatra’s Way Kambas National Park in 2006. Andalas, the first of only three Sumatran rhinos born in captivity in more than 112 years, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 2001, grew up at the Los Angeles Zoo and was transferred from the L.A. Zoo to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in 2007. Three years after Andalas’ successful transition to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, he and Ratu mated. The breeding followed months of gradual introduction by scent, sound,... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/34/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/33/ Cincinnati/Los Angeles/Indonesia -- Conservationists across the world are celebrating a pregnancy in one of the world’s most endangered species, the Sumatran rhino. The pregnancy of female Ratu, born in Indonesia, and male Andalas, the first of only three Sumatran rhinos born in captivity in more than 112 years, is giving hope to international rhino biologists. The breeding occurred at Indonesia’s Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Way Kambas National Park after international efforts led to the pair’s introduction. The calf is expected to be born in May 2011. This is no ordinary pregnancy. Andalas and Ratu were brought together through international goodwill and cooperation in an effort to save this critically endangered species. Ratu wandered into a village just outside Sumatra’s Way Kambas National Park in 2006; Andalas was born at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in 2001, grew up at the Los Angeles Zoo and was transferred from the L.A. Zoo to the Sumatran... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/33/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Wed, 17 Feb 2010 12:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/32/ Zimbabwe– This month, Tichaona Mutyairi, a Zimbabwe rhino poacher with the infamous Mazhongwe gang, was sentenced to 17 years in jail after being captured during an exchange of gunfire with the police in October 2009. Although a regional court in the town of Masvingo took a strict stance, punishing the poacher to the full extent of Zimbabwe’s wildlife and firearm laws, this sentence remains a rare occurrence among captured poachers. International conservationists are watching the Mutyairi case given the highly varied outcomes in several court cases against members of rhino poaching gangs that have recently been finalized or are still underway. In previous court cases, many poachers have been released from jail escaping punishment instead of facing strong, consistent sentences that would deter them from hunting down Zimbabwe's remaining rhinos. “After so much conservation effort and funding has been ploughed into rhino protection in Zimbabwe, we look to the... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/32/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/31/ (HOUSTON) December 22, 2009 … The Houston Zoo’s 2010 Call of the Wild Speaker Series resumes January 28, 2010 with a very special guest – Dr. Susie Ellis, Executive Director of the International Rhino Foundation, the leading non-governmental organization for rhino conservation in the world. Rhinos have existed on earth for more than 50 million years. Today, from Africa to Indonesia, all but one of the world’s 5 surviving species of rhinos is on the verge of extinction. Join us on January 28 in the Houston Zoo’s Brown Education Center auditorium as Dr. Ellis weaves a fascinating story about a species on the brink with first hand accounts from the field of efforts to save these amazing creatures. Dr. Susie Ellis takes a hands on approach to rhino conservation. In fact, on January 22, just six days before her Call of the Wild Speaker Series presentation, Dr. Ellis will be returning from near two weeks of field work in Indonesia to protect the few... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/31/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/30/ Yulee, Fla -- Looking for the perfect holiday gift for those special someones who have everything and still want to save the world? How about a four-day, three-night safari with five of your favorite folks to experience some of the world’s most endangered species up close? And, you don’t even need to dust off your passport! For the second year, the International Rhino Foundation is offering a rare animal encounter for conservationists and animal lovers. In a special pre-holiday auction, the International Rhino Foundation will award the top bidder a one-of-a-kind “Rhino Rendezvous” for six people. The winning bidder will have a rare opportunity to spend four days and three nights at IRF’s headquarters at White Oak Conservation Center, just north of Jacksonville, Fla. “Rhino Rendezvous” includes ground transportation, meals, exceptional accommodations, recreational activities and access to a world-class conservation facility not open to the... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/30/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/27/ Dear Colleagues, Background Northern white rhinos (NWRs) formerly ranged over parts of north-western Uganda, southern Chad, south-western Sudan, the eastern part of Central African Republic, and north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Devastated by poaching, only about 30 animals remained in DRC’s Garamba National Park by 1995. Garamba suffered from repeated incursions from the janjaweed militia and now the Lord’s Resistance Army. Manageable, containable subsistence poaching in the Park for bushmeat was replaced by full-scale poaching for rhino horn and elephant ivory. In 2005, a planned emergency translocation of five NWR from Garamba National Park to a sanctuary in Kenya became ensnared by political and local and national divisions and subsequently was cancelled. The only signs of possibly four NWRs were seen in August 2005, but the likelihood of any animals remaining now is improbable. In 2008, some of the world’s best rhino trackers were unable to confirm... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/27/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:30:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/22/ Yulee, FL; Birmingham, AL – The International Rhino Foundation has partnered with the Birmingham Zoo and Mohawk Industries in the ultimate test of carpet durability. Birmingham Zoo is set to install Mohawk’s SmartStrand® carpet in the indoor enclosure of Ricko, the Zoo’s eastern black rhino. The installation is part of a real-life demonstration of the campaign’s motto, If SmartStrand® can stand up to this wildlife, it can certainly stand up to your wildlife. We’re excited to partner with the Birmingham Zoo and Mohawk Industries for this unique event, said Dr. Susie Ellis, executive director of the International Rhino Foundation. This is a new and fun way to get our message out to the public while educating them on the serious issues facing rhinos in the wild. Beginning August 14, twelve-year old Ricko will live as usual in his enclosure—eating, sleeping, and doing everything that comes naturally to a 2,800-pound rhinoceros—yes, everything. Two webcams will catch all the... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/22/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/20/ Yulee, FL; Zimbabwe; London – Leading rhino conservation experts, The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and Save the Rhino, today called the rhino poaching situation in Zimbabwe an immediate crisis with long-term consequences and called for concerted action by the government of Zimbabwe and international agencies that are mandated to tackle poaching of endangered species and to regulate trade in wildlife products. In a conference call held with reporters from across the globe, the IRF and Save the Rhino said continued inaction undermines the country’s economic recovery because rhino poaching is threatening one of the key economic pillars for Zimbabwe -- ecotourism. Zimbabwe’s economic crisis is serious, but now Zimbabwe is in danger of losing its biological currency – rhinos and other wildlife, said Dr. Susie Ellis, Executive Director of the IRF, which funds anti-poaching patrols in five countries. This high-value biological currency could be a key factor in turning... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/20/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/19/ Yulee, FL; Zimbabwe; London – The world’s leading rhino experts are issuing an immediate call to action to save the critically endangered black rhinos. A conference call with leaders on three continents will be held this week to discuss the crisis caused by a doubling of poaching incidents in Zimbabwe. On Thursday, leaders of the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and Save the Rhino will hold a conference call with reporters to discuss the long-term consequences of continued inaction and to call on leaders to take action now. Ecotourism has long been one of the key economic pillars for Zimbabwe and poaching is threatening Zimbabwe’s biological currency – rhinos and other wildlife. Participating in the call will be Dr. Susie Ellis, Executive Director of the International Rhino Foundation, which funds anti-poaching patrols in five countries, Cathy Dean, Executive Director of Save the Rhino, the London-based organization which supports on-going rhino conservation through... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/19/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/18/ Yulee, Florida -- Rhinos have walked the Earth for more than 50 million years. Today, all but one of the world’s five rhino species face extinction within the next 10 to 50 years. To help raise awareness about rhinos and their plight, the International Rhino Foundation invites photography enthusiasts of all skill levels to enter RHINOS IN FOCUS, the 2009 IRF Photography Contest. Winners will be chosen from three categories and will receive prizes as well as recognition on the IRF website and in other publications. The GRAND PRIZE winning photo will be featured in IRF’s 2008 Annual Report. Participants are invited to enter a digital photo in one of three categories on Flickr (www.Flickr.com) between February 1, 2009 and February 28, 2009. 1. Rhinos in Zoos 2. Rhinos in the Wild 3. Express Your Inner Rhino (be creative!) IRF’s panel of judges will select 10 finalists from each category by March 14, 2009, and then the public gets to choose the winners! Vote... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/18/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/17/ Yulee, Fla -- Looking for the perfect holiday gift for those special someones who have everything and still want to save the world? How about a four-day safari with five of your favorite folks to experience some of the world’s most endangered species up close? And, you don’t even need to dust off your passport! The International Rhino Foundation, which made international ‘bizarre holiday gift’ news last year by auctioning rhino poop on eBay, has toned it down this year, but beefed up the offerings: This year they’re offering a rare animal encounter for conservationists and animal lovers. In a special pre-holiday auction, the International Rhino Foundation will award the top bidder a one-of-a-kind Rhino Rendezvous for six people. The winning bidder will have a rare opportunity to spend four days at IRF’s headquarters at White Oak Conservation Center, just north of Jacksonville, Fla. Rhino Rendezvous includes ground transportation, meals, exceptional accommodations,... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/17/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/16/ Harare, Zimbabwe – A breakdown in law enforcement against rhino poaching and horn smuggling in Zimbabwe is threatening the success of more than a decade's work bringing rhino populations back up to healthy levels. Typical of the problem is the recent release of a gang of four Zimbabwean rhino poachers who admitted to killing 18 rhinos in five different areas of central Zimbabwe, including a semi-tame group of black rhinos slaughtered in their pens at Imire Safari Ranch. The poachers, also alleged to have been involved in a number of armed robberies and arrested with several illegal firearms, were initially denied bail and it was reported that the four had received lengthy jail sentences. However, WWF was recently informed by authorities that the poachers were subsequently granted bail, were freed and immediately absconded. Rhino poaching has been increasing throughout Zimbabwe including in the Lowveld Conservancies in southern Zimbabwe, home to three quarters of the country's... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/16/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/15/ Cardboard Safari has joined with the International Rhino Foundation, an organization that is dedicated to the survival of the world’s rhino species through conservation and research, to spread awareness about the plight of the rhino. Rhinos have existed on Earth for more than 50 million years. In the past, rhinos were much more diverse and widespread (occurring in North America and Europe as well as in Africa and Asia). Today, only five species of rhinos survive. All rhinos are under threat of extinction, and all but one species is on the verge of extinction. Without drastic action, some rhinos could be extinct in the wild within the next 10-20 years. Cardboard Safari offers premium-quality animal figures made of recycled cardboard. Rhino, Deer, Moose and Bison heads are currently available in both brown and white cardboard. Each animal puzzle is laser-cut for precision fit, easily assembles using slotted construction and is made to mount on the wall. When owner Chris Jesse... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/15/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Thu, 31 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT Release http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/10/ JAKARTA--After just a month in operation, specially designed video cameras installed to capture rhino footage in the jungles of Indonesia have twice recorded remarkable images of the world's rarest rhino accompanied by a calf. But the success was not without incident as after a short inspection, one rhino mother charged the camera and sent it flying on one of the occasions in Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. Javan rhinos occur only in that park and one in Vietnam. With fewer than 60 Javan rhinos left in the wild, we believe this footage was well worth the risk to our equipment, said Adhi Rachmat Hariyadi, who leads WWF-Indonesia's project in Ujung Kulon National Park. It’s very unusual to catch a glimpse of the Javan rhinos deep inside the rain forest. The motion triggered infrared video traps are a useful way to observe them and the ways they use their habitat in a more detailed way. We are proposing a test translocation of a few Javan rhinos in the near future... http://www.rhinos-irf.org/en/rel/10/ noemail@rhinos-irf.org Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT