SOS Rhino Review
March, 2001
Welcome to this edition of SOS Rhino Review, a monthly newsletter
about rhinos from SOS Rhino. You'll find links to interesting articles
here . . . as well as a few surprises! We know that as donors, you'll
want to read all about our efforts to save rhinos all over the world.
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And now, let's go to the rhino news.
1. World Rhino News
2. Feature Stories
3. What's New on Our Web Site!
4. Trivia
5. Act Now!
Full Stories Are Available Via Web Links
1. World Rhino News
CINCINNATI - Emi, the Cincinnati Zoo's Sumatran rhinoceros, is pregnant
and zoo keepers think after five miscarriages she will carry this
baby full term. It would be the first Sumatran bred and born in
captivity since 1889, in Calcutta . . .
More
info
CAMEROON - An armed guard is to be assigned around the clock to
each one of the Western black rhinoceroses left in Cameroon, in
west Africa, where the entire world population has fallen to less
than 15 as a result of poaching . . .
More info
2. Feature Stories
SOS Rhino Sponsors Trip to Borneo
Visit Borneo . . . save a Rhino! In April, you have a chance to
show you care about our endangered friends by visiting them in lush
Malaysia. Join us by clicking right HERE!
SOS Rhino Vies to Save Sumatran Rhino
The Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), the smallest
and hairiest of the five rhino species, is a shy animal desperately
in need of help.
http://sumatran.sosrhino.org/
Zoo Atlanta Erects a Rhino Chute
With help from Dr. Nan Schaffer, Zoo Atlanta now has a place to
hold a rhino while a keeper works with it. Latest news can be obtained
right HERE!
3. What's New on Our Web Site!
Go to http://www.sosrhino.org
for the latest developments in our fight to save the rhinoceros
from extinction.
Ever wonder where in the USA you can find an Eastern Black rhinoceros?
Simply click on over to our Rhino
Map and find the zoos where you can see one!
Watch a video about saving rhinos! Our site now features streaming
video. Turn to our Videos
page for some award-winning videos.
4. Trivia
Q. What is a group of rhinos called?
A. A crash.
Q. What animal is the rhino closely related to?
A. The horse.
Q. Do rhinos have hooves or toes?
A. Toes.
5. Act Now!
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, or purchase
one of SOS Rhino's products: a T-shirt, a video, even cookies!
Visit http://sumatran.sosrhino.org
today, and give from your heart.
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