SOS Rhino
Review
November 2002
Welcome to the SOS Rhino Review, a newsletter about rhinos from SOS Rhino.
Youčll 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.
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And now, let's go to the rhino news.
1. About Us
2. World Rhino News
3. Feature Stories
4. Donor Appreciation
5. Find It On Our Web Site
6. Trivia Questions
7. How You Can Help
8. Trivia Answers
Full Stories Are Available Via Web Links
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1. About Us
SOS RHINO is a non-profit foundation that provides funds and technical assistance
for the conservation of the captive and wild rhinoceros. We support programs
in research, education, public awareness programs and events, and endeavors
directed to secure the survival of these species.
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2. World Rhino News
Wyoming doctor recruits army in Africa to save animals from poachers
All he's trying to do — with the written blessing of the C.A.R.'s president,
he emphasizes — is save what remains of the country's magnificent wildlife
and protect its remote villages from brutal gangs of poachers.
Rare rhinoceros threatened as fire razes 30,000 ha of national park
Fires have thus far burned 30,000 hectares of the protected forest in Lampung
this year, threatening the habitat of the protected Sumatran rhinoceros. The
fires at the Way Kambas National Park have spread to an area located around
two kilometers from the rhino's main habitat in East Lampung.
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3. Featured Stories
IN SABAH WITH SOS RHINO’S BORNEO TEAM
The jungle is just beautiful, a dense tangle of green with an incredible diversity
of plant, insect and animal life. It is never quiet, and at night the chorus
of insect and animal noises sounds like some kind of New Age relaxation CD,
it's just amazing.
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4. 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!
| Betsy and Rick Schaffer |
Ashley Schaffer |
| Charlene Pedersen |
Yuristian Amadin |
| Christen Schaffer |
Joyce and Mark Fleming |
| Daniel Andersen |
Liza Wiid |
| Dave and Laura Hall |
Barbara Marshall |
| Douglas Furtek |
Vachira Tontrakulpaibul |
| Dr. Richard Schaffer |
Elias Sadalla-Filho |
| Ellen and Jim Roberts |
Marie and Bab O'Brien |
| Erin Fleming |
Laura Fleming |
| Jimmie Reid |
Pat Harrison |
| Julia Ferguson |
Rebecca Spear |
| Justin Mikah |
Lee Foo Hwa |
| Donna Bruno |
Brian McKee |
| Tim Duffin |
Diane B. Monsivais |
| Judy Whitaker |
Frederick Furtek |
| Janet Liew |
Eleanor Howe |
| Don & Jill Hall |
Susan Moy-Laveau |
| Joel Pond |
Theresa Pasquarella |
| Robert L. Finch |
Melissa Lain-Finch |
| Dan Ronchetti |
Natalie Mylniczenko |
| Sue Lannin |
Brett Haskins |
| Bill Moran |
Christy Azzarello |
| Carrie Azzarello |
Debra Tuffner |
| Jason Klingkammer |
Chrisy Bolden |
| Oliver Block |
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| Ultra Source |
Rainbow Ridge |
| Equitek |
Sonosite |
| Handspring Foundation |
VisualMedia |
| Jaybee |
Singapore Zoological Gardens |
| WriteBrain Productions |
RhinoSkin/Saunders |
| North Bank, Chicago IL |
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The
"Magic Horn" Ultimate Frisbee Team:
Megan Brennan, Wade Callahan, Suzy Friedman, Charlie Goblet, Carter Johnson,
Dave Kahle, Doug Kirk, Frank Kuhr, Neema Navai, Katie O’Rourke, Kenny Outcalt,
Katherine Patnode, Bob Pearl, Barrett Ruemping, Mike Tomaszewski, Cherie Weinewuth
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5. Find It On Our Web Site
BORNEO AND THE SUMATRAN RHINOS OF SABAH
If you love lush, tropical beauty, exotic animals and fascinating people, then
this is the trip for you! Arrangements are being made at this time for a group
trip to Malaysia from the United States to meet the Sumatran Rhino of Sabah,
Malaysian Borneo. Click here for details: http://sosrhino.org/programs/sumatran_visit.php
SOS RHINO VIDEOS
As part of SOS Rhino's continuing education and awareness efforts, we create
videos to aid in the task of getting the plight of the rhino into the minds
of the general public (we have even received national awards for our work in
video). Click here for details: http://sosrhino.org/about/videos.php
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6. Trivia Questions
1. TRUE or FALSE: The Sumatran rhino is the only one of the three
species of rhinoceros in Asia with two horns.
2. How does the black rhino of Africa differ from the white rhino?
3. Is there a subspecies of the greater one-horned Indian rhinoceros?
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7. 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 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 our
Donate page today, and
give from your heart.
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8. Trivia Answers
1. TRUE.
2. Despite the name, the black rhino differs from the white rhino not by color
but by size and being a browser rather than a grazer.
3. No subspecies have been described, but Assam and Nepal populations might
show slight differences.
