While three southern white rhinos have been born at Fossil Rim in the past five years, reproductive success for the facility’s southern black rhinos has proven far more challenging. For ...READ MORE
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In 1989, the International Black Rhino Foundation was founded to combat poaching in Zimbabwe. The foundation helped to stabilize and eventually increase the country’s black rhino population. In 1993, recognizing ...READ MORE
If you’ve ever driven your vehicle through Fossil Rim or taken a Safari Tour, odds are you saw some of our seven southern white rhinos. You might not have realized ...READ MORE
Southern black rhinos are intelligent animals, and Fossil Rim trains them using operant conditioning for basic husbandry and medical needs. Black Rhino Intern Chelsey Butler gave a presentation to Fossil ...READ MORE
Tim Lloyd may have scored his first paid position in animal care, but that has not slowed down his quest to keep learning as much as possible about the mighty ...READ MORE
The world of the modern rhinoceros is a complicated one. Discussing this animal in advance of World Rhino Day on Sept. 22, Fossil Rim Wildlife Center Lead Rhino Keeper Justin ...READ MORE