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Before you begin shopping for holiday gifts 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, the International Rhino Foundation will receive a percentage of each purchase you make,
The Independent Charities Seal of Excellence is awarded to the members of Independent Charities of America and Local Independent Charities of America that have, upon rigorous independent review, been able to certify, document, and demonstrate on an annual basis that they meet the highest standards of public accountability, program effectiveness, and cost effectiveness.
These standards include those required by the US Government for inclusion in the Combined Federal Campaign, probably the most exclusive fund drive in the world.Of the 1,000,000 charities operating in the United States today, it is estimated that fewer than 50,000, or 5 percent, meet or exceed these standards, and, of those, fewer than 2,000 have been awarded this Seal.
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One of the easiest ways to get involved with saving rhinos is to be more aware of their conservation status and the efforts to save them.
In response to the global crisis in rhino conservation, the International Rhino Foundation protects particularly threatened rhino populations in the wild, while also supporting management of and research on captive populations to improve the chances for long-term survival of all rhino species.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's baby rhino a thundering bundle of joy
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The 2-week-old baby doesn't have a name yet, but she has a steel playpen as big as a two-car garage -- just right for her and her 2,855-pound mom.
