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Where do rhinos have hair?

Posted on 12. February 202210. February 2022

Published on zoos.media’s YouTube channel the 14.01.2022. Many people think that rhinos are practically hairless – in reality, rhinos have much more hair than many people think. Zoos offer an opportunity to see this. » to the full video

Work starts on new sanctuary for captive breeding of Sumatran rhinos

Posted on 25. November 202124. November 2021

Published on mongabay.com the 12.11.2021. | By: Basten Gokkon Breeding under human care is deemed to be the only chance at survival for Sumatran rhinos. Wild rhinos are now being moved to a new breeding centre for breeding purposes to ensure the much-needed offspring.

Breeder saws off horns to protect his rhinos from poachers

Posted on 20. October 20214. November 2021

Published on rtl.de the 08.09.2021. This breeder is tricking poachers: he saws off his own rhinos‘ horns and sells them himself to spoil the poachers’ business.

Saving rhinos with cheap, legal horns

Posted on 7. April 20217. April 2021

Published on John Stossel’s Twitter page the 18.03.2021. How do you save rhinos from extinction? The journalist John Stossel, who has received many decorations, discusses a promising approach. » to the full video

2020: Good Year-End for Rhinos

Posted on 22. January 202121. January 2021

Published on nachrichten.idw-online.de the 14.01.2020. 2020 had a happy ending at least for the northern white rhinoceros: important embryos were created, to save the species after all. » to the full press release

Rhinos for Rwanda

Posted on 4. January 2020

Published on zoo-hannover.de in autumn 2019. A worthwhile article about an outstanding success for the conservation of rhinoceros from 2019 – it woudn’t have been possible without zoos. » more

PETA wants rhinos to go extinct

Posted on 17. August 201925. March 2021

Exclusively for zoos.media – 16.08.2019. Author: Philipp J. Kroiß PETA’s last smear campaign against the conservation of rhinos is dangerous for the animals, and apparently, PETA doesn’t even know what it is all about…

Hannover Zoo: Tracking dogs for rhinos

Posted on 12. April 2019

Published on zoo-hannover.de, spring 2019. The Hannover Zoo supports an exciting project: Tracking dogs will be used for the protection of rhinoceros. The article explains how. » more

Effects of Dehorning on Black Rhinoceros

Posted on 20. November 202220. November 2022

Published on link.springer.com the 15.08.2022. | By: Lucy C. Chimes, Piet Beytell, Jeff R. Muntifering, Birgit Kötting & Vikki Neville To protect them from poachers, rhinos endangered due to poaching are being dehorned in the wild – but what effects does this have on them? A study has investigated it.

Consortium announces five new northern white rhinoceros embryos created

Posted on 22. September 202221. September 2022

Published on phys.org the 07.09.2022. Another step towards saving the northern white rhino: five new embryos have been created, carrying the plan to save the species forward.