Tools for Rhino Professionals

Rhino Resource Center

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The Rhino Resource Center is the world’s best source of information about rhino conservation, research, veterinary medicine, and husbandry worldwide. The Rhino Resource Center collects all known publications and maintains archives on all published work on rhinoceros. Search the Rhino Resource Center for everything you ever wanted to know about rhinos - information, photos, and links to other rhino websites!

African Rhino Specialist Group
(IUCN Species Survival Commission)

The African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG), like its counterpart in the Asian Rhino Specialist Group (AsRSG) is among the 100+ Specialist Groups in the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of IUCN - The World Conservation Union. Both the AfRSG and AsRSG have developed Action Plans for conservation of rhino species in their regions. These action plans provide very specific recommendations and propose detailed projects with the goal of ensuring survival and recovery of all rhino species and subspecies. The AfRSG is based at the KwaZulu-Natal Nature Conservation Service in South Africa where Chairman Dr. Martin Brooks and Scientific Officer Dr. Richard Emslie are located.  More... 

Asian Rhino Specialist Group
(IUCN Species Survival Commission)

Rhino Husbandry

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One of the best resources for rhino husbandry information is the AZA Rhino Husbandry Manual (M. Fouraker and T. Wagener, eds.). Funding and support for this publication was provided by the IRF, the AZA Rhino Taxon Advisory Group (TAG), White Oak Conservation Center and the Fort Worth Zoo. This manual was designed provides a guide to captive management of the three most common species of rhinoceros currently held in institutions worldwide: the white rhino, the black rhino and the greater one-horned rhino. It includes chapters on taxonomy and conservation status, management and behavior, design, health, nutrition and research, as well as appendices on general rhinoceros behaviors (a manager's ethogram), information specific to Sumatran rhinos, and data needed. The Manual is available through the Rhino Resource Center – but check back with us – an updated version is now under development!