FIRE: Igniting UIUC campus awareness on the devastation poaching is having on rhino populations & assisting in small rhino recovery programs.
SUMMARY
There has been a 5000% increase in the slaughter of rhinoceros in Africa for their horns since 2007. Rhino poaching has reached a crisis point and if the killing continues at this rate, we could see rhino deaths overtaking births in 2016-2018, meaning rhinos could go extinct in the immediate future. The drastic increase in poaching is a result of a high demand of rhino horn for traditional
09/07/2016
Please stand up for our elephants and sign the petition....they won't be here for much longer.
Shut down the ivory trade worldwide Tell the United States to show global leadership and urge other countries to close their domestic ivory markets as the U.S. has.
Schotia Safaris Volunteer Experience A one-of-a-kind program that combines daily work with education to give students the opportunity to experience Africa easily & affordably!
06/06/2016
Baby got back
06/03/2016
This rhino wears his heart in his horn This rhino had a big heart — on his horn!
05/18/2016
Victory For Rhinos: Vietnam Admits Horns Can’t Cure Cancer (Duh) For the love of animals. Pass it on.
03/09/2016
1,350 rhinos poached in Africa in 2015 The discovery of 34 poached rhino carcasses in Namibia has led the International Union for the Conservation of Nature to push up its estimated total of rhinos poached in 2015.
01/27/2016
Your daily dose of adorable
Chester Zoo’s Eastern Black Rhino calf recently stomped out into the sunshine on his public debut. The male calf, whose birth was captured on CCTV cameras, was born January 16 and has been named Gabe.
The newcomer enjoyed his sunny debut alongside mum, Ema Elsa. Gabe is the third baby born at the zoo to his 13-year-old mum. Dad is 31-year-old Kifaru.
The Eastern Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) is classified as “Critically Endangered” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. In the wild, there are less than 650 remaining across Africa.
Read the rest of the article and see VIDEO of the calf's birth on today's ZooBorns: http://bit.ly/1Pjw50h
01/20/2016
See what it takes to keep rhinos from extinction: https://youtu.be/RHaw_nOhdvg
01/18/2016
Rare moment of a black and white rhino side by side here on Lewa!
While the black rhino has a hooked lip for plucking browse, the white rhino's mouth is square and wide, much like a 'lawnmower', enabling it to graze.
White rhinos are also significantly bigger than their black cousins - adult males can weigh upto 2,500 kgs! Both species coexist successfully on Lewa, sharing the landscape with other wildlife.
Photo Credit: Batian Craig
12/29/2015
Favorite Places to Photograph: Ami Vitale We asked photographer Ami Vitale to tell us about her top ten places to visit-and photograph.
12/23/2015
South Africa 'expels North Korea diplomat for illegal rhino horn trade' http://bbc.in/1YBzVCP