Go Green! Support Rhino Conservation

Wildlife conservation begins with each of us - and you too can make a difference. Make a resolution to “go green”!

Raise Money for Rhino Conservation

IRF depends on donations from individuals like you to fund rhino conservation programs around the world. You can support our efforts to save rhinos from extinction by making a donation today. Or, celebrate Earth Day or a spring birthday by adopting a rhino for a friend or loved one!

You can also help to raise money and awareness by hosting a fundraising event for IRF within your school or community. Get started on your spring cleaning by hosting a garage sale and donating the proceeds towards rhino conservation! Visit this page to get more great fundraising ideas and learn about how people just like you - including kids - have raised money for rhino conservation.

Shop (or Sell) for a Cause

Looking for an easy way to help save rhinos? Go shopping! Before you begin shopping for your new spring wardrobe online this year, join www.iGive.com/Rhinos. Every time you shop at one of the over 680 name-brand stores in the iGive.com Mall, including Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Overstock.com, Home Depot, Eddie Bauer, the iPod store, FAO Schwartz, Bloomingdales, the Gap, Macy’s, Toys “R” Us, and REI, the International Rhino Foundation will receive a percentage of each purchase you make, at no cost to you. Membership in iGive is free and your privacy is guaranteed. Best of all, you can donate money to IRF while making your everyday purchases!

Or, if you’ve already done a little too much shopping, sell for rhinos instead! Now when you sell any item on eBay, you can choose to donate a portion of your proceeds to the International Rhino Foundation through eBay Giving Works. eBay Giving Works items routinely earn higher final prices than regular eBay listings, plus eBay collects your donation, delivers it to IRF and provides you with a tax receipt. You’ll be earning money for yourself and helping rhinos at the same time!

Planning a spring wedding? Now you can support rhino conservation by registering with the I Do Foundation. From honeymoons to invitations to wedding gifts to charitable wedding favors, the I Do Foundation allows couples and their guests to make wedding-related purchases that generate donations for charity. The I Do Foundation's Charity Registry service also makes it easy for guests to make donations in lieu of gifts, and for couples to register at stores that will donate a portion of the proceeds to a charity. All of these services are available free of cost at www.IDoFoundation.org. Check out www.IDoFoundation.org, and be sure to select the International Rhino Foundation as the beneficiary of your charitable wedding.

Use GoodSearch.com to help Rhinos!

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 add up!

GoodShop.com is a new online shopping mall which donates up to 37 percent of each purchase to your favorite cause! Hundreds of great stores including Amazon, Target, Gap, Best Buy, ebay, Macy's and Barnes & Noble have teamed up with GoodShop and every time you place an order, you’ll be supporting your favorite cause.

Every time you do an online search, just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter the International Rhino Foundation as the charity you want to support. And, be sure to spread the word!

Reduce Habitat Destruction

Rhinos are in terrible peril from forest loss and habitat conversion. Much of this habitat destruction is being driven by the international market and human demand for timber, paper, and other forest products. About 2.3 million square miles of forest are harvested annually to supply global consumption. As a consumer of these forest products, you can make a difference! Don't buy illegally harvested wood and paper products. Look for products certified by the Forest Stewardship Council or the Sustainable Forestry Initiative to ensure that you are supporting responsible forest management. And recycle everything you can!

Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade

The primary threat facing rhinos today is poaching. Endangered rhinos throughout Africa and Asia are slaughtered for their horns, which are used in China as traditional medicine, and in the Middle East to make ceremonial daggers. You can help combat illegal wildlife trade in rhino and other endangered species! Be careful about what you purchase, especially when traveling overseas. Don't buy animal products that might threaten the survival of a species, including rhino horn, ivory, turtle shell, caiman or crocodile skin, bird feathers, coral and sea shells.

Spread the Word

Make your voice heard! Write to your Congressional representatives and urge them to support legislation and funding to protect rhinos and other endangered species, combat illegal wildlife trade, and reduce forest destruction. Visit www.congress.org to look up contact information for your representatives. Tell your family, friends and coworkers about your interest in rhino conservation and urge them to visit IRF's website. Or sign them up for IRF’s e-newsletter!

Lessen Your Impact on the Earth

The Earth is heating up because gases produced from vehicles, power plants, deforestation, and other sources are building up in the atmosphere, acting like a thick blanket over our planet. Climate change is beginning to alter life on Earth, and could have disastrous consequences for many species already fighting to survive, like rhinos. Experts predict that one-fourth of Earth's species will be headed for extinction by 2050 if the warming trend continues at its current rate.

There are simple things each of us can do to help reduce climate change. Read these "green tips " to learn about steps you can take, and use a carbon calculator to determine how much carbon you and your family are generating. And because most of these tips will make your household more efficient, you won’t just be “going green,” you’ll be “saving green” too!

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