The International Rhino Foundation

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The International Rhino Foundation is dedicated to the survival of the world’s rhino species through 
conservation and research.
 

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Notes from the Field

Read stories from trackers, monitors, patrol units, vets, keepers, and other brave staff and volunteers working to protect rhinos around the world. Visit the IRF Blog.

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Projects in the Field

Rhino Captive Programs
The IRF believes that development of viable captive populations is vital to the success of rhino conservation. Protection in the wild is by far the optimal and preferred method for conserving rhinos. Captive populations and programs are an insurance policy that should and can be part of a diversified strategy for rhino conservation that maximizes options and minimizes regrets. More...


Rhinos in the News

27 one-horned rhinos in Dudhwa

The population of one-horned rhinoceros in the Dudhwa National Park in Lakhimpur-Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh has increased five-fold in the last 25 years.

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Rhinos in Crisis