Articles for Intl Rhino Foundation

Authorities in Assam are imparting high-tech training to the rangers and other forest guards with an aim to counter the menace of poaching.

A discussion about the conservation of the Sumatran rhinoceros wouldn't be complete without mentioning Arief Rubiyanto, who for the past 15 years has been working hard to save the species from extinction.

On February 5th, there were only two of us from the RPU that participated in the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park (BBS) survey. Although usually survey teams are made up of four people, this time five people collaborated in the survey, including the RPU members, two staff from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Indonesia program, and one porter. The survey used the Patch Occupancy method, based on laying a grid over the entire area of BBS. Each grid cell is they surveyed to detect the ...