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2012 Annual Report LEADERSHIP MESSAGE 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
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