SOS Rhino Review
June, 2001
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Welcome to the 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 have provided some updates on our efforts
to save rhinos all over the world.
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 Questions
5. How You Can Help
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1. World Rhino News
LOS ANGELES – Herman, the oldest male Indian rhinoceros in
a North American zoo, was put down Thursday at the Los Angeles Zoo.
The 36-year-old, 4,500-pound rhino was suffering from severe foot
lesions . . .
More info
In response to the recent slaughter of a female Sumatran rhinoceros
in Sabah:
TEMERLOH, MALAYSIA - The Science, Technology and Environment Ministry
will this year push for amendments to the Wildlife Protection Act
1972 to give it more bite.
Its Minister Datuk Law Hieng Ding said today that under the proposed
amendments, the penalty for offenders would be increased by 100
percent . . .
More info
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2. Feature Stories
Experience Breeds Success at North Carolina Zoo
Our traveling rhinoceros specialist, Dr. Nan Schaffer, visited the
North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro and collected semen from a pair of
southern white rhinos. Successfully collecting a large quantity
of semen from a white rhino is no easy task . . .
More info
Zoo Atlanta Erects a Rhino Chute
A rhino chute is a cage-like enclosure for containing a rhinoceros
while a veterinarian works with it. Difficult procedures such as
ultrasound examinations, collections of semen, and nutrition studies
are made a little simpler when the rhino stands inside a chute .
. .
More info
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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.
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4. Trivia Questions
1. What great German Renaissance artist made a woodcut of a rhinoceros
in 1515?
2. Do rhinos have hooves or toes?
3. How much does it cost to ship a rhinoceros from Japan to Kansas?
Stumped? Get the Answers!
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5. How You Can Help
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/js-index-howyoucanhelp.html
today, and give from your heart.
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6. Trivia Answers
1. Albrecht Dürer. His woodcut is based on a rhinoceros shipped
from India to the King of Portugal.
2. Toes.
3. About $30,000.
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