5-Feb-09 8:00 PM CST

RHINOS IN FOCUS 2009

Yulee, Florida -- Rhinos have walked the Earth for more than 50 million years. Today, all but one of the world’s five rhino species face extinction within the next 10 to 50 years.

To help raise awareness about rhinos and their plight, the International Rhino Foundation invites photography enthusiasts of all skill levels to enter RHINOS IN FOCUS, the 2009 IRF Photography Contest. Winners will be chosen from three categories and will receive prizes as well as recognition on the IRF website and in other publications. The GRAND PRIZE winning photo will be featured in IRF’s 2008 Annual Report.

Participants are invited to enter a digital photo in one of three categories on Flickr (www.Flickr.com) between February 1, 2009 and February 28, 2009.

1.    Rhinos in Zoos
2.    Rhinos in the Wild
3.    Express Your Inner Rhino (be creative!)

IRF’s panel of judges will select 10 finalists from each category by March 14, 2009, and then the public gets to choose the winners! Vote online for your favorite finalist photo March 16, 2009 thru March 27, 2009. Votes are counted and highest average score in each category wins, with the overall highest score declared the grand prize winner. The winners will be announced April 1, 2009.

Photos with the highest average score in each category will win an IRF totebag jam-packed with an IRF t-shirt, a stuffed rhino, IRF notecards and notepad, the DVD Patrols of Hope, and a Cardboard Safari rhino head puzzle. The photo receiving the most votes will win the RHINOS IN FOCUS Grand Prize –publication in IRF’s 2008 Annual Report.

For contest rules and instructions on how to submit a photo, visit http://www.rhinos-irf.org/rhinosinfocus/.

Every day, more and more rhinos are being lost to poaching, forest loss, habitat conversion and humans invading their habitat. The IRF wants to make sure that the five rhino species survive well into the future. The International Rhino Foundation is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to the survival of the world’s rhino species through conservation and research, and increasing awareness about the plight of the rhino. To learn more about the IRF or make a direct contribution, visit http://www.rhinos-irf.org.

For additional information on this release, please contact:

Kelly Russo

Source: International Rhino Foundation

Website: http://www.rhinos-irf.org

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