2012 Annual Report LEADERSHIP MESSAGE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Matthew Hohne Cathy Dean Sectionov As we complete our 20th year of conserving rhinos, began in 2002! This population is now growing at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Save the Rhino Indonesia Liaison in some ways we have come back to our roots. In nearly 10% per year. Rick Barongi Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA London, United Kingdom the early 1990s, in response to the poaching crisis Houston Zoo Bibhab Kumar Talukdar, PhD that threatened to decimate black rhinos in Zim- In South Africa, we are focusing on putting our Diane Ledder Michael Dee Houston, Texas, USA Asia Program Coordinator babwe, the International Black Rhino Foundation precious resources towards very specific niches: IRF Vice President for Africa Houston, Texas, USA Chatsworth, California, USA Raoul du Toit (IBRF) was formed. Thanks in part to our efforts, assessing security needs, and providing training Lee Bass John Lukas Patty Peters Africa Program Coordinator the poaching crisis has abated. A number of black and equipment to areas that just need an infusion Lee M. Bass, Inc. White Oak Conservation Foundation Columbus Zoo & Aquarium rhinos were imported to the US and Australia to of expertise to increase their ability to successfully Fort Worth, Texas, USA Jacksonville, Florida, USA Columbus, Ohio, USA form an insurance population. In 1993, recognizing handle poaching incursions. We also are exploring 2006. Calf Andatu (on our cover), whose name IRF Treasurer IRF President PRO-BONO STAFF & ADVISORS that the escalating crisis facing all five rhino spe- the use of tracker dogs to assist in anti-poaching Margaret Meyer Moore IRF is able to keep costs to a minimum cies was not receiving the attention it deserved, the activities. means “gift from God”, is healthy and full of him- Patrick Condy, DSc Olivier Pagan Arlington, Virginia, USA because much of our administrative and IBRF evolved into the International Rhino Foundation self, as all rhino calves are. Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Zoo Basel creative support is donated pro bono. (IRF). Although our recent emphasis has been away In India, our joint initiative with the Government of Glen Rose, Texas, USA Basel, Switzerland Kelly Russo from managed breeding programs, the American Assam, the Bodoland Territorial Council, WWF- These milestones and the achievements on the pages Houston Museum of Natural Science Amira Cook Zoo & Aquarium Association’s Rhino Advisory Group India and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Indian that follow demonstrate the effectiveness of our Evan Blumer, VMD, MS Randy Rieches Houston Zoo - Houston, Texas, USA The Bass Companies recently decided to phase out the southern central Rhino Vision 2020, saw 12 more rhinos translocated endeavors and affirm the solid foundation on which OsoMono, Ltd San Diego Zoo Safari Park the International Rhino Foundation is built. We are Steve Shurter black rhino in favor of eastern black rhino. Know- to Manas National Park in India, for a total of 18 Columbus, Ohio, USA San Diego, California, USA Laura Hess moving forward with an ambitious mission and a White Oak Conservation Center ing how rapidly things can change, and because animals now populating the park. In late May, we The Bass Companies clear vision – eager to tackle the many conservation Cameron Kerr Terri Roth, PhD Yulee, Florida, USA the majority of southern black rhino are held by IRF had the first birth in the Park, a good sign that the challenges ahead. Taronga Conservation Society Australia Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Gardens Cheryl Leb institutions, we have taken on and are reinvigorat- program is well on its way to being successful. Mosman, Australia Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Bill Warren Kelly, Hart & Hallman ing the management of the captive southern central IRF Vice President for Asia Reedy Creek Improvement District black rhino population with a solid linkage to black In Indonesia, video camera traps in Ujung Kulon Whether marveling at the miracle of a newborn Don Farst, DVM Florida, USA Dana Stayton rhino conservation in range countries, bringing IRF’s National Park helped park staff to identify 35 dif- Sumatran rhino, or reeling from images of merciless Brownsville, Texas, USA April Salter Kelly, Hart & Hallman history full circle. ferent Javan rhinos, out of a presumed population killings of rhinos for their horn, we are reminded of IRF Secretary SalterMitchell of about 44 animals. Surveys there are continuing, one thing: our work has never been more important. Tallahassee, Florida, USA IRF STAFF Dee Steer We still work in Zimbabwe, through our partner the backed up by the camera traps and collection of You, our generous supporters, have never been Mike Fouraker Kelly, Hart & Hallman Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT), which in our opinion has feces for DNA analysis. more important. We hope you enjoy this update on Fort Worth Zoo Susie Ellis, PhD what we’ve been able to accomplish in 2012. Fort Worth, Texas, USA ADVISORY BOARD Executive Director Alyssa Watts been the only thing that has kept Zimbabwe’s rhino SalterMitchell populations from going extinct. The Lowveld area An exciting milestone: the first calf was born Lewis Greene Joseph Christman Natasha Anderson now holds 90 percent of the country’s rhinos. 2012 at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary! The IRF com- Columbus Zoo Disney’s Animal Kingdom Zimbabwe Rhino Monitoring Coordinator Thomas W. White was a tough year for rhinos. Poaching in South Afri- pleted the Sanctuary in 1998 and continues to Powell, Ohio, USA Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA The Bass Companies ca reached its highest levels ever, with 668 animals fund and co-manage the facility with our partner, Bill Konstant killed – about two per day. But in Zimbabwe, thanks Yayasan Badak Indonesia. (We sometimes say it Peter Hall Kerry Crosbie Program Officer to the work of the LRT, poaching has decreased sig- was a 15-year pregnancy!) This birth was a truly Susie Ellis John Lukas Hunter Hall Investment Management Asian Rhino Project nificantly over the past several years. And, this year, global collaboration – sire Andalas was born Executive Director President Chap Masterson, DVM London, United Kingdom Darwin, Australia 33 calves were born, including the 100th calf born at the Cincinnati Zoo and moved to Indonesia in Africa Program Veterinarian in the Bubye Valley Conservancy since introductions 2007. Dam Ratu wandered out of the forest in STATE OF THE RHINO

Javan Rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) matran rhino populations may be increasing is Way poaching activity, particularly in South Africa, yet their Critically Endangered Kambas National Park in southern Sumatra. Human numbers continue to slowly increase despite this ongo- encroachment of tropical forest habitat and poach- ing threat. Normal reproduction appears to have off- Probably no more than 44 individuals <44 in the wild – Population stable? ing remain the most serious threats. At present, ten set mortality to some degree and populations across animals are maintained in managed breeding pro- the species’ range have actually remained relatively Javan rhinos now survive only in Indonesia’s Ujung grams in the US, Sabah, Malaysia, and Indonesia. stable or even increased thanks to staunch anti-poach- Kulon National Park. The species is believed to have ing efforts. Presently, the species occurs in nine coun- occurred in nine other countries - India, Bangladesh, Greater One-horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) tries: the Republic of South Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, China Vulnerable Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Swaziland and and Vietnam – but the last individual recorded out- Botswana. The highest priorities for safeguarding this More than 3,300 individuals in the wild – side Indonesia was killed by poachers in Vietnam in 3,300 Population slowly increasing species are to bolster anti-poaching activities and to 2010. Population estimates for Ujung Kulon National maintain intensive management of wild populations. Park are based on field observations by Rhino Pro- The greater one-horned rhino population now num- tection Units (RPUs), ground surveys, and data from bers more than 3,300 animals in India and Nepal, White Rhino (Ceratotherium simum) video camera-trap research in 2011. There has been thanks to the continued protection and reintroduction Near Threatened no known rhino poaching since Rhino Protection Units efforts, and despite recent increases in poaching ac- (RPUs) were established in the late 1990s. The high- At least 20,400 individuals in the wild - tivity in northeastern India. The Indian state of Assam 20,400 Population slowly increasing est conservation priorities for saving the Javan rhino remains the stronghold for this species with more than from extinction include protecting this last remaining 2,400 rhinos found in Kaziranga, Manas and Orang The white rhino is most abundant of the five living rhino population, expanding rhino habitat within the Gunung National Parks, and the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctu- species. Overall, populations have remained relatively Honje section of Ujung Kulon, and identifying a suit- ary. Just over 250 individuals are also documented stable in the face of increasingly aggressive and so- able translocation site within the species’ historic range from protected areas in the states of Uttar Pradesh phisticated poaching, but the situation is almost cer- for establishing a second population. and West Bengal, and more than 500 greater one- tainly unsustainable over the long-term. White rhinos horned rhinos remain in Nepal, the majority in Chit- presently occur in ten countries: the Republic of South Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) wan National Park. Under Indian Rhino Vision 2020, Africa, Namibia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Swazi- Critically Endangered translocations from the Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary land, Uganda, Mozambique and Kenya. The Republic and Kaziranga National Park have re-established of South Africa still holds the overwhelming majority Probably no more than 100 individuals in <100 the wild – Population decreasing the species in Manas National Park, where two dozen of the population, but is also the country hardest hit animals have been reintroduced, and recent breeding by the poaching crisis, with an average of one to two Rhino specialists now believe that as few as 100 Su- has occurred. Poaching remains a threat, but increased animals per day lost to poachers in 2012. The highest matran rhinos may survive as fragmented populations protection efforts bode well for the species’ future. priority for ensuring this species’ survival is to step-up in Indonesia’s Bukit Barisan Selatan, Gunung Leuser protection of wild and free-ranging populations, and and Way Kambas National Parks, as well as in tiny, Black Rhino (Diceros bicornis) for range country governments to enforce their wildlife unprotected forests of Sabah, Malaysia. This estimate Critically Endangered crime laws. reflects the apparent loss of isolated populations in Just over 5,000 individuals in the wild - Peninsular Malaysia, declining numbers in Malaysian 5,000 Population slowly increasing. Borneo, and the lack of reliable population estimates from northern Sumatra. The only place that wild Su- Black rhinos remain victims of heavy and sophisticated WHERE IRF WORKS IRF PROGRAMS

The International Rhino Foundation safeguards rhinos in areas where they most need attention and where each dollar spent will have the most significant impact. We do this by maintaining a hard-working presence in rhino range countries and by partnering with like-minded organizations on the ground.

AFRICA INDIA INDONESIA INDIA Black and White Rhinos Greater One-horned Rhino Sumatran and Javan Rhinos Indian Rhino Vision 2020 Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT) Indian Rhino Vision 2020 Sumatran Rhino Conservation Zimbabwe IRF partners with the government of Assam, World IRF partners with Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and IRF partners with the LRT to monitor and protect black Wildlife Fund, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Yayasan Badak Indonesia (YABI) to protect Sumatran and white rhino populations on privately-managed Bodoland Territorial Council to return Greater one- rhinos in Bukit Barisan Selatan and Way Kambas INDONESIA wildlife conservancies. horned rhinos to former habitats and increase National Parks, and to breed this species at the Suma- Sumatran Rhino Conservation rhino numbers in Assam to 3,000 by the year 2020. tran Rhino Sanctuary. Black Rhino Reintroduction Botswana Javan Rhino Conservation IRF partners with Wilderness Safaris to re-establish IRF, Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry and YABI collabo- black rhino populations where they have been hunted rate to protect the world’s last remaining Javan rhinos INDONESIA in Ujung Kulon National Park. Javan Rhino Conservation out.

BOTSWANA Black Rhino Reintroduction ZIMBABWE Lowveld Rhino Trust (LRT) ANDATU’S BIRTH: A LONG-AWAITED MILESTONE

June 23, 2012: In the wee hours of the morning, we welcomed Andatu into the world—the first calf born at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary and the first of his kind ever born in captivity in Indonesia. Andatu’s arrival came only a few weeks after Indonesia’s president had launched the International Year of the Rhino, which has helped focus public attention on the plight of two of the world’s most endangered large mammals—the Sumatran and Javan rhinos.

Andatu’s story truly is an international ‘girl-meets-boy’ tale. Andalas, his father, was born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 2001 and brought to the Sumatran Rhino Sanc- tuary in 2007. Mom Ratu wandered out of the rain forest in 2005 and was brought to the Sanctuary to keep her from harm. After many introductions and two lost pregnancies, the pair finally produced a 60-pound bouncing baby boy, Andatu. His name is not only a combination of Andalas, an ancient name for the island of Sumatra, and Ratu, which means “queen”, but also translates as “A Gift from God” in the local language.

The International Rhino Foundation and its Indonesian partner organization, Yayasan Badak Indonesia (YABI), had been awaiting this birth since the 250-acre (100 hectare) Sanctuary was constructed in Way Kambas National Park in 1998. When Ratu completed the first year of her 16-month pregnancy, planning for the new arrival shifted into high gear. A special enclosure was constructed for mother and calf, complete with closed-circuit video cameras that would provide round- the-clock monitoring. Rhino specialists from Australia and the United States also plant species, which one day will comprise his entire vegetarian diet. At the end were called in to assist veterinarian Dr. Dedi Candra with birth preparations and of 2012, Andatu tipped the scales at more than 500 pounds – nearly 10 times post-natal care. his birth weight at only six months of age!

Fortunately, the delivery was uneventful. Andatu was up and moving about within While Ratu continues to raise Andatu, Sanctuary staff is also focused on getting a matter of minutes and Ratu’s demeanor changed significantly for the better. Andalas to breed with one or both of the other resident females, Bina and Rosa. Prior to Andatu’s arrival, she had a reputation for being a bit aggressive and un- Introductions are conducted regularly and seem to be going well. Andalas has predictable at times, but her post-partum personality was refreshingly calm and actually mounted Rosa on a couple of occasions but has yet to impregnate her. tolerant. Her keepers and veterinarians, in fact, were amazed by how pleasant Eventually, he will also be allowed access to Ratu again, with hopes of a repeat Ratu had become. performance.

Meanwhile, Andatu exhibited typical rhino behaviors immediately. He nursed heartily. He demonstrated an instinctive affinity for water and mud, and was soon wallowing contentedly with his mom. Andatu also began following Ratu through- out their spacious forest enclosure, tasting and testing dozens of different native 35 JAVAN RHINOS CAUGHT ON FILM

Rhino Protection Units hiked thousands of kilometers through Indonesia’s Ujung Ku- lon National Park in 2012, but didn’t lay eyes on a Javan rhino. Park authorities, however, have video camera-trap evidence of at least 35 rhinos, including four calves. Quite capable of hiding in plain sight from people, these bulky beasts are not camera shy.

IRF works closely with the Rhino Foundation of Indonesia (Yayasan Badak Indo- nesia) and Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry, and no Javan rhinos have been lost to poaching in Ujung Kulon since the Rhino Protection Unit program was launched 15 years ago. That’s critical, because this is their final stronghold. A species that once ranged from the foothills of the Himalayas to the islands of Sumatra and Java – more than 3,000 miles - is now gone from India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, China and Vietnam.

This critically endangered species requires round-the-clock protection and more suitable habitat. A significant portion of Ujung Kulon is dominated by an invasive palm (Arenga obtusifolia), not one of the more than three hundred plants Javan rhinos are known to eat. The palms create a dense canopy, shade the forest floor, and allow few or no rhino food plants to grow. Palms must be cleared from areas that now support only a few rhinos, a process currently underway in the Javan Rhino Study and Conservation Area. Approximately 100 acres of experimental plots have now been cleared by local workers, among them people who previ- ously lived illegally within the park’s borders. The results are impressive. New plants appear from dormant seeds, runners and roots, they can reach chest height in only a matter of months, and more than 90% of the recolonizing species are rhino food plants.

We expect Ujung Kulon’s Javan rhino numbers to increase, so that a second, insur- ance population eventually can be established within the species’ historic range. 745 RHINOS POACHED IN AFRICA THIS YEAR

At the end of 2011, IRF supporters responded generously to the launch of our Operation Stop Poaching Now campaign. At that time, the Republic of South Africa was, on average, losing one rhino every 18 hours. Unfortunately, despite efforts to stop the slaughter, poaching rates continued to skyrocket last year due to the increasing demand for rhino horn in China, Vietnam and other Asian countries. At the end of 2012, government authorities documented the loss of 668 rhinos to poachers in South Africa alone, and an overall loss of 745 animals, which averages to about two rhinos being killed about per day across Africa.

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, rhino horn has been used to reduce fe- ver and to treat a variety of other ailments. Widespread rumors in Vietnam that rhino horn can cure cancer and eradicate hangovers also has fueled an emerging market, which has the potential to erase 30 years of conserva- tion success in the blink of an eye. Ironically, Vietnam’s own Javan rhino be- came extinct in 2010, with the last known animal shot and its horn hacked off.

Rhino poaching is driven by well-organized, well-equipped crime syn- dicates, and is not a crime of poverty. Buying and selling rhino horn is ille- gal in China and Vietnam, but enforcement is lax and prosecutions for smuggling horns into the country are few and far between. Although more than 250 poachers were arrested in South Africa in 2012, convic- tion rates remain low and higher-ranking beneficiaries often go untouched.

Both black and white rhino numbers – living in nine countries – are bare- ly keeping pace with the recent spate of poaching. Numbers contin- ue to slowly increase, thanks to intensive conservation programs. How- ever, the rapid escalation in poaching is unsustainable, and unless it can be halted, African rhino numbers will once again start to decline.

In 2012, IRF partnered with security experts in South Africa to provide rang- crime scene investigations so that sound evidence against poaching suspects can ers with advanced training in hand-to-hand combat, firearms safety, investiga- be generated and used in court. In Zimbabwe, more than 50 staff in Save and tive techniques, intelligence gathering, evidence collection, communications, rhino Bubye Valley Conservancies took part in standardized, phased training courses identification and monitoring. We provided scene-of-crime kits containing basic starting with basic tracking and anti-poaching. And, through our partner the En- investigation equipment such as a camera, metal detector, GPS, finger-printing dangered Wildlife Trust, we funded a specially-trained dog (and its handler) that materials, and sealable evidence bags. These key items aid rhino protection and will be trialed in Zimbabwe to track poachers. THE FIRST RHINO BORN IN MANAS NATIONAL PARK IN THE 21st CENURY

The Indian or greater one-horned rhino population of Manas National Park was wiped out in in the 1990s, but is making a comeback. Rhinos are being reintro- duced to Manas as part of the effort known as Indian Rhino Vision 2020 - a joint initiative of IRF, the India’s Department of Environment and Forests, the Govern- ment of Assam, the Bodoland Territorial Council, WWF-India and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The goal of Indian Rhino Vision 2020 is to grow the population of greater one-horned rhinos in Assam to 3,000 by the year 2020 and, in the pro- cess, increase the number of parks and sanctuaries in which they occur from four to seven. Thus far, rhinos have been translocated to Manas from Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary and Kaziranga National Park, which holds approximately 70% of the world’s remaining wild greater one-horned rhinos. The other protected area in which the species currently occurs is Orang National Park. At the close of 2012, 18 wild rhinos had been captured from Pobitora and Kaziranga for release in Manas.

One of the female rhinos captured translocated from Pobitora gave birth to a calf in late May. The female, designated as Rhino 10, had been released in January of last year so, given a gestation period of 15 to 16 months, she was obviously in the early stages of pregnancy when captured.

A total of 12 rhinos were released to Manas in 2012. Two females were trans- located from Pobitora in January, eight from Kaziranga in February and March (three males and five females), and another two animals from the Wildlife Rescue Center, located outside Kaziranga, were also released in March.

Unfortunately, in May 2012, Indian Rhino Vision 2020 also experienced its first poaching loss. A female, Rhino 12, was discovered shot with her horn and toenails removed. She had been moved from Kaziranga only three months earlier. As a re- sult, plans for additional moves were put on hold until a full assessment of security measures is completed and actions to improve protection can be put in place. In the interim, planning continues for eventual translocation of rhinos into Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuary.

100 BLACK RHINO CALVES IN 10 YEARS!

Zimbabwe holds the world’s fourth largest black rhino population. The Lowveld Rhino Trust, with support from IRF, is responsible for 90 percent of the national population, working in two wildlife conservancies covering more than 1.6 million acres.

Under the direction of IRF’s Africa Program Coordinator Raoul du Toit, 53 black rhinos were immobilized in 2012, including 33 ear- notchings, 11 de-hornings, 14 transmitter implants, and two treat- ments of wounds suffered from poaching attempts. Unfortunately, 19 black rhinos were lost to poachers last year, which resulted in the firefight death of one and the arrests of seven others. This prompted the translocation of 20 black rhinos from threatened areas to more secure locations. On the plus side, monitoring teams tallied 33 black rhino births in 2012, including the 100th calf born in the Bubye Valley Conservancy since introductions began in 2002! This population is now growing at nearly 10% per year and, because extensive habitat is available, we anticipate it will take only five years for the next 100 calves to be born.

Unfortunately, we still have a lot of rhino calves orphaned by poaching. Take the cases of Bebrave and Long Playing. Bebrave’s mother and sister were killed by poachers in August 2011 when he was about a year old. Long Playing, a female, was barely 7 months old when her mother was killed early in 2012. Both calves were captured for hand-rearing. Bebrave was well settled in his ranch home, with a huge tire and an orphan eland for company, when Long Playing arrived, but he abandoned both when the gate to her pen was opened. At half his size, Long Playing was less enthusiastic about having a new playmate and chased Be- brave from her pen. However, the two soon became inseparable, and are scheduled to return to the wild in 2013. ZOO PARTNERS PROGRAM 2012 SPECIAL EVENTS

Since its inception, the International Rhino Foundation has received significant sup- Bowling for Rhinos port from zoological parks and aquariums around the world, helping to develop In 2012, American Association of Zookeeper (AAZK) chapters across the Unit- field-based conservation programs for all five rhino species in Africa and Asia, as World Rhino Day 2012 ed States raised a total of $337,000 for rhino conservation initiatives in Af- well as managed breeding projects focused on two critically endangered species. World Rhino Day falls on September 22 rica and Asia by hosting Bowling for Rhino events. Of the total, just over Zoos and aquariums contribute to these efforts through grants, visitor contributions each year and provides an excellent op- $111,000 was contributed to the International Rhino Foundation to support via the popular Quarters for Conservation initiative, and a variety of special portunity for institutions and individuals to Rhino Protection Units in Bukit Barisan Selatan, Way Kambas and Ujung Ku- events linked to Cinco de Rhino in May and World Rhino Day in September. The help support rhino conservation efforts. lon National Parks – final strongholds for both Sumatran and Javan rhinos. International Rhino Keeper Association produces a yearly calendar to raise sup- “Five Rhino Species Forever” was the theme port for specific rhino conservation projects, and chapters of the American Asso- of this year’s events, which were celebrat- ciation of Zookeepers host Bowling for Rhinos events across the United States to ed in at least 15 countries. help maintain Rhino Protection Units that safeguard Sumatran and Javan rhinos in three Indonesian national parks. In addition, several institutions, including the Cin- cinnati Zoo, San Diego Zoo, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, and White Oak Conservation Center, provide both animal husbandry and veterinary staff as back up to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary, and several North American, Latin American and Australian institutions have helped launch a Southern Black Rhino Sustainability Program that includes private breeding centers in the effort to de- velop a viable, global captive population of this threatened subspecies.

In 2012, these initiatives were formally brought together under the auspices of Horns and Heroes Project IRF’s Zoo Partners Program which, at year’s end, numbered 50 zoological institu- To commemorate World Rhino Day 2012 tions and associations representing Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Mexico, and help support the International Rhino New Zealand, Switzerland, The Netherlands, and the United States. Our goal Foundation, Chad Harmon, a rhino keeper is to create opportunities for as many zoos as possible to become more directly at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and talented 2013 Rhino Conservation Calendar involved in programs aimed at saving threatened wild rhinoceros populations and artist, organized the first Horns and Heroes The cover of the International Rhino their habitats. Project. Participating artists embellished Keeper Association’s 2013 calendar hand-crafted rhino horn sculptures, each in featured Andatu, the first baby born his or her unique style. The sculptures were at Indonesia’s Sumatran Rhino Sanc- placed on display for a single evening of tuary. The photographer was Sanc- auctions that raised over $5,000. Accord- tuary veterinarian, Dr. Dedi Candra, ing to Chad, “The Horns and Heroes Proj- who appears to be as good with the ect will help fund programs that help supply camera as he is with the medical in- the courageous and dedicated rangers who struments he employs. Calendar sales risk their lives every day to stop poach- and other special event income gen- ing and give rhinos a chance at survival.” erated more than $8,600 for sup- port of Sumatran rhino conservation. Rich Burlew The Good Chiropractor Marc Maison Garrison Sauls Phil Abercrombie Bryan & Amy Butler Goodsearch Randall Malone Rudy Schats Mark R. Acey Helen & Joseph Calles Google Linda R. 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William Cowart Joanne Atay Roine Olsson Laurie B. Davis Mission Fish Rhishja Larson Felix Ratheb Frederick A. Waring Shelly Brouwer DierenPark Amersfoort Wildlife Fund Dallas Zoo Management, Inc. Annalaura Averitt-Murray Nelson Patoff Gerard Back Lisa Fitzgerald Anneisa Lauchlan David Ray Mystinna Washburn Sarah Brown Earth Promise Detroit Zoological Society Darah Baker Gwen Perpich Barbara Barber Cymbre Flanagan Patricia Lehle Linda Reifschneider Kelly Weeks Julie Burns Fort Worth Zoological Society Earth Limited Christopher Berardini Kristin Peterson Juliana Barr Kirk Francis Michelle Leighty Rhino Industries Jane Weinstein Josh Busby Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association Friends of Zoo Boise Melissa Berenson Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium Edward P. Bass Tom Frasier Michael Levitin & Caryn Ginsberg Rhino Public Relations Wells Fargo Community Dennis & Susan Butler International Rhino Keepers Associa- Neil Furman Tanya Booth Public School 107 Robyn Bastable Lora Frostman Nina Lewin Tessa Richardson Gregory Wong Raymond Calabro tion Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Mu- Ellinore Brandy Mark Puglise Stephen Bauer Steven Fuchs Brian Linville Beth and Keith Richtman Amanda Wood Laurianne Callus Diane A. Ledder Charitable Trust seum Michael F. Briselli Maureen Lukas Reardon Belding Area Schools-Student Coucil John Gale Miels Dahlin Lisborg Marianne Riis Lisborg Gerald Woods Corinne Carrey Mohamed Bin Zayed Species Conser- Greater Cleaveland AAZK Chapter Brad Brooks-Rubin Reedy Creek Improvement District Kevin Bell Oscar Garcia Colleen Lisson Sheri Rodgers Cathy L. Wright Riley Carroll vation Fund Indianapolis Zoological Society, Inc. Harold Burger Rhino Environmental Services, Inc. Kai Bernstein Suzanne Gates Ann Littlewood Joan E. Rog Judy Yu Tyson Carter Orvis International Fund for Animal Wel- Kerry Davenport Rare Species Fund Rob & Jackie Bittner Aleida Gerena-Rios Ryan Lochhead Franziska Rokos Zoological Society of Buffalo Mercedes Carvajal Scaizitti Karen R. Sollins & John T. Wroclawski fare, Inc. Tom Dorsey Christopher Roda Rudy Bolio Michael Gershbein Marielle Lourens Richard Rone Glendene Zuk Lisa C. Chew WWF-AREAS Emily Jiminian Philip Dougan Randel Rogers Michael Boron Bauce Gianni Luigi Andrew Luk John Rudolph Ivana Cinkova Zoo CERZA Knoxville Zoological Gardens Clementine Dunatov Terri Roth John Broggini Peter Gillard Shane Lundberg Linnea Saksi Matthew Clark William Konstant Yusef El-Amin Stephen R. Rusmisel Andrew W. Brown Anthony C Ginetto Tom Magnetti San Antonio Zoological Society $1-$99 CLRB Hanson LLC v. Google Robert and Marti Liddell Shawn Elson & Marlen Shultz April Salter Lesa Browning Howard Godfrey Janet M. Mainiero Jared Sandritter Kelley Abbas John Cobey Patricia Ercole Mark Saylor Michael Connolly Naomi Gilson Claudia Jones M. Elizabeth McClain Rhonda S. Radford Benjamin Taylor Dr. Peter T. Cottrell Nicholas Girardi Robert Jones Alexa McClure Nick Reymond Brian Thoma Connie Cranford Just Give Wayne Karau Jonathan Mccolgan Douglas Richard Ian Thomas Alison Crawford Ellen Goodman Dean Kawl David McDonald Mary Riley Victoria Thomson Margaret Critz Rob Granger Clark Kemaghan Allison McKay Jason Robbins Jamie Thrush 2012 Revenue 2012 FINANCIALS Abi Cushman Kerrin Grant Natalia Khoubetsova Rachel McKee Amy R. Rose Ann Titus Roger Dall’Antonia Brian Gratwicke Helen Kielty Joann McNaughton-Kade Flynn Rowan Ridgley Trufant REVENUE: Eva Dalton Aaron & Liza Greenwald Robert Kimsel Robert Mears Lisa Ruby Raphael Vasconcelos Government Grants 14% Michael and Julie Davis Stephanie Gregorie Kelley Klassen Geeta Menon Laura Ruffin Heikki Voulteenaho Individuals $385,330.00 John De Feo Chrissy Griffin-Kuhle Mark Knapp Helena Merk Steven J. Russ Sherry Wagner-Henry Foundations & Non-profits $700,011.00 Gwenyth Deiter Megan Griffiths Rae Knutson Carol Merkur Jennifer & James Russell Francine A. Walker Foundations Corporations $642,797.00 Joseph Delano Jeff& Amiy Gromowkdy Riana M. Kolda Joseph Merritt Ryan Commercial Lawyers Josh & Jennifer Walsh & Non-profits 27% Catarino Delgado Louise Grossfeldt Michal Kolman Joan Mershon Oliver Ryder David Walton Zoos $529,204.00 Government Grants $359,579.00 Democracy Travel Sean Hackett David J. Kravitz Sherry Messinger Tony Ryder Zachery Ward Individuals 15% Erin Denny-Hays Amy Hamersmith Lucia Krcilova Lara C. Metrione Elias Sadalla Filho Nancy Waters Department of Environment & Catherine Hancock Arthur Kurkjian Christopher P. Migotsky Peter Sandritter Nicolaas Webb TOTAL ANNUAL SUPPORT: $2,615,643.00 Resource Management Long- Daz Hansen Adette Lacerte Shannon Milford Diana Sawaya-Crane Jennifer West reach Office Rosanna Hansen Dominique Lafaysse Stanley Miller Thomas Scherhant Aiden Whitley Rollover Funds from 2011 $871,782.00 Leigh Deutscher Aik Har Low Ron Landskroner Cecelia R. Morris Merilee A. Shields Sara Wolter Dharma Merchant Services Jill Harmon Mary Beth Lang Jessica Mutascio Tyrone Schiff Craig & Anita Woods TOTAL ANNUAL REVENUE $3,487,425.00 Bridget Doan Sarah Harris Ronald M. Lavaire Stacey L. Nakahara Cara Schlorff Stuart L. Wright Phillip Dobson Tamalyn Harris Ana Lavander National Capital AAZK Laura Schultz Marshall Yee Zoos 20% Corporations 24% Toni Doubleday Thomas Hossie Robin Lawri James Naylor Walt Schultz Eric Zacharek EXPENSES: William Dudley Matthew Harrison Lynn D. Learch Brian Nellso Laura Jean Schuster Marin Zarkov Bob Dynes Lara Hartin Cheryl Lechtanski Alexandra Nichols Jeff Scott Laura Ziegler African Rhino Conservation $646,151.00 Katherine Eban David Hausman’ Laurie Lee Ann Noble Debra Shaffer Jens Ziemkendorf Zimbabwe Black Rhino Conservation $397,331.00 Shane Egor Roxanne Hawkin Steve Lees Jihane Obadachi Michael Sharwarko Zimbabwe Black Rhino Special Projects $85,306.00 David Ehrlich Madeline Hawkins Boyd LeJeune Cheri Olver Susan Shaw 2012 Expenses Southern Africa Anti-poaching $153,012.00 Susie Ellis Natasha L. Heller May Lewis Organic Sound, LTD Paul Shore Black Rhino Repatriation $1,527.00 Suzanne Evensen Laura Hendon Tina Lichtlin OSS/igive Samuel Shumate Technical Advisors 5% Botswana Black Rhino Translocations $7,905.00 Reid Everton Angel Heredia Andrew Lindsay Genny Ostertag Nicholas Siebel Administration Uganda White Rhino Education $1,070.00 Danny Fikac Mollie Hill Julia Lippman Melinda Pack Jesse Sigleman & Fundraising 10% Phillip Fishburn Isabell Holland-Azinger Ronald A. Little Aly Palia Joan & Mary J. Silaco Sumatran & Javan Indian Rhino Conservation Bernadette E. Flanagan Kathy Holzer Melvin Lockwood Dourmeau-Josette Pascal Douglas Silver Rhino Conservation Indian Rhino Vision 2020 $112,209.00 Marci M. Flanagan Kelly Honig Gina & Jim Lorenzen Thomas Paxon Marius Smit 47% Tracy Flanagan Paul Hoppe Lost Rhino Brewing Company Stephanie Peirce Dawn Smith Brian Flavin Russell Hormung Kathleen Loughran Signa Pendegraft Jennifer Smith Sumatran & Javan Rhino Conservation $952,635.00 Madeleine Flores Jane HouleJanusz Wyszo- Linda Lowery Adrienne Perdue N Smith Sumatran Rhino Conservation $773,382.00 Julie Flynt grodzki Gloria Luke Alex Perez Jimenez Ben Sodaat Javan Rhino Conservation $179,253.00 James Foglen William Howard Melinda MacInnis Eric Pfaff Scott M. Solomon Rebecca Foose Staats David Hughes Ravi Madapati Zoe Phillip Mark Sonder Conservation Research $4,858.00 Jessica E. Franck Phillippe Hunecke Indija Mahjoeddin Karen Phillips Joshua Springer Technical Advisors $93,174.00 African Rhino Erin Frankel Emily Hutson Loretta L. Manning Kseniya Pitulko Vicki Steele Conservation 32% Don. C. Frichti Phyllis Hyde Heather Mansfield Carla Porter David Stenerson TOTAL PROGRAM EXPENSES $1,809,027.00 Duane M. Frichti Tracy Hysong Diego Mantero Robin Posekany Dianne Stuchlik Roseanne Furiga Derek Ishikawa Vera Markham Abigail Powell Rt. Rev. Donald Studebaker Administration & Fundraising $209,787.00 Erin Gallagher William Jenkins Michele Lee Martin Danien Powell Darece Swindler Bill Galli Cheang Jiann Lee Paul Marynowych Dana Psarjova Jonathan Tan TOTAL ANNUAL EXPENSES $2,018,814.00 Ross Gianfortune Alexa Johnson Robert Mastic Craig C. Quartz Kathy Tate Meyer Conservation Research 0% Indian Rhino Conservation 6% Sarah Giles Eric Johnson Graham Matthews Jamie Raaum Amber Tatman NONPROFIT ORG U.S. POSTAGE PAID STRASBURG, VA PERMIT NO. 281 International Rhino Foundation 201 Main Street, Suite 2600 Fort Worth TX 76102 USA

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Editors Susie Ellis Bill Konstant

Photo Credits: Alain Compost Dedi Candra Susie Ellis, PhD Susie Eszterhas Bill Konstant Lowveld Rhino Trust WWF-India, D. Sande