SOS
Rhino Review
APRIL 2005
Welcome to the SOS Rhino Review, a newsletter about rhinos from SOS Rhino. You'll find links to interesting articles here as well as a few surprises! We have provided some updates on our efforts to save rhinos all over the world. Let us know if you'd rather not receive this newsletter.
And now, let's go to the rhino news.
1. Feature Stories
2. World Rhino News
3. Donor Appreciation
4. Find It On Our Web Site
5. Trivia Questions
6. How You Can Help
7. Trivia Answers
8. About Us
Full Stories Are Available Via Web Links
1. Feature Stories
Monthly Field Report: February 2005
After a considerable time we finally managed to find a person to fill the position of Development Officer for SOS Rhino (Borneo). She is Gem Asildo, a graduate in Social Development and Administration, Universiti Sains Malaysia and has many years of working experience. 
Dr. Nan Schaffer elected to Chicago Zoological Society Board of Trustees
Nan Schaffer, DVM, president and founder of SOS Rhino, was recently elected to the Chicago Zoological Society Board of Trustees, which manages Brookfield Zoo.
2. World Rhino News
War and Politics Threaten Congo's Endangered Rhinos
PUL,
Congo - If the endangered northern white rhinos are driven to extinction,
which many experts predict, it will be politics, and not just poachers,
that finishes them off.
3. Donor Appreciation
SOS RHINO wishes to acknowledge the following individuals, organizations, and
foundations for their generous support of our programs. Their support comes
in many forms: donation of their expertise and time, funds for specific programs
and equipment, and donation of products. THANK YOU!
Click HERE to view the list of our donors!
4. Find It On Our Web Site
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
SOS RHINO is looking for volunteers interested in helping us in our
efforts to save the Sumatran rhinoceros. Our Borneo Team is studying
the demographics of the remaining animals in Tabin Wildlife Reserve
to determine when patrol units, habitat protection, or translocation
may play a role in the rhinos' survival. You can join our team and
take part in our surveys, and depending on your experience, you can
also help collect data, assist with building camp sites, write articles
about your jungle experiences, become a fundraiser, and help teach
English to some of our field staff.
5. Trivia Questions
1.
TRUE OR FALSE: The reasons for the rhinoceros' continual decline are poaching
and habitat loss.
2.
Do rhinos really stomp out fires?
3.
Is the rhinoceros an aggressive animal?
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. How You Can Help
Participate in SOS Rhino’s Annual Borneo Rhino Challenge Fundraiser
As part of the challenge you will join SOS Rhino’s field staff deep in
the jungles of Tabin Wildlife Reserve, in search of the last remaining small,
shy forest rhinos of Malaysian Borneo.
Adopt
a rhino, doc or keeper. Buy a t-shirt, hat, or video
There are only 300 Sumatran rhinos left on Earth. Without direct help from
generous humans, they may never be seen again. We urge you to give what you
can in the form of a donation – protect a rhino or adopt a rhino, doc,
researcher, keeper, or purchase one of SOS Rhino’s products: a T-shirt,
hat, or video. Visit today, and give from your heart.
Contribute to the “SOS Rhino Annelisa Memorial Fund”
SOS Rhino has established memorial fund in Dr. Annelisa Kilbourn’s
name to help continue her work dedicated to the survival of the Sumatran
rhino in
Malaysia. Contributions can be made by clicking the button below or mailed
directly to SOS Rhino (checks should be made out to “SOS RHINO”)680
N. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60611. attn: Annelisa Fund. 312.335.0868,
fax 312.335.0076. Inquires emailed to info@sosrhino.org.
Volunteer
SOS RHINO is looking for volunteers interested in helping us in our efforts
to save the Sumatran rhinoceros. Our Borneo Team is studying the demographics
of the remaining animals in Tabin Wildlife Reserve to determine when patrol
units, habitat protection, or translocation may play a role in the rhinos'
survival. Read more:
7. Trivia Answers
1.
TRUE. The rhinoceros is highly priced for its horn, which is supposed to have
medicinal properties. Poaching is a very serious threat and is also still intensifying.
Its natural habitat is taken away by the growing human population. Land is converted
for use in agriculture or roads, forests are still logged for hardwood.
2.
There are a number of legends about the rhinoceros stomping out fire. The story
seems to have been common in Malaysia and Burma.This type of rhinoceros even
had a special name in Malay, 'badak api', where badak means rhinoceros and api
means fire. The animal would come when a fire is lit in the forest and stamp
it out. If there is or can be any truth in the legend, it would be hard to decide.
Suffice it to say that there has been no sighting of this phenomenon in recent
history. Of course, the rhinoceros in South East Asia has become very rare is
hardly ever met nowadays, as it keeps to the deep forest and high mountains.
3.
The rhinoceros will always be seen as an aggressive animal. Its behavior when
approached by men will vary, but can often be interpreted as aggression. When
left alone, the rhino will rarely attack on its own accord.
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8. About Us
SOS Rhino is a non-profit, international foundation dedicated to preserving
the five rhinoceros species in their natural habitats. Our conservation programs
combine research, education, marketing and advocacy, all working collectively
to achieve sustainable results.
Through diverse stakeholder support, SOS Rhino develops and funds rhino conservation
and awareness programs appropriate to individual countries, providing these
countries with the information and tools to build lasting rhino conservation.
It is our goal to secure a place for this ancient animal in tomorrow’s
world.
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