World Rhino Day 2012: FIVE RHINO SPECIES FOREVER! World Rhino Day celebrates all five species of rhino and works to eliminate demand for rhino horn by highlighting efforts to debunk the medicinal myths about rhino horn. Please join us in our efforts to bring attention to the plight of these iconic pachyderms on September 22.
Gulf Breeze Zoo will celebrate World Rhino Day on Saturday, September 20 with a special edition of “ZooTots.”
ZooTots is a special parent and child learning experience. Activities include the following:
Gather the family and enjoy the day! All Aboard!
Shamwari Game Reserve to celebrate World Rhino Day on September 22.
Shamwari Game Reserve will donate R500 to the Wilderness Foundation for every booking we receive on the day, between 08h00 and 17h00.
Guests booking this must travel by 14th December 2014. Terms & conditions apply. Contact the reservations department to find out more via http://www.shamwarigroup.com/content.asp?pageID=1682
Postpone that mani/pedi Rhino fans!Singapore Zoo has a special request of its visitors on Monday, September 22.
To commemorate World Rhino Day visitors are encouraged to donate their nail clippings to a “Jar of Nails” as a gesture of support for conservation efforts. The campaign has been dubbed the,’The Hornest Truth”.
The jar will be available to the public every weekend for the next month until Oct 19, as part of the zoo’s month-long programme to educate visitors on rhino conservation.
The programme will begin on Saturday, Sept 20, with a public seminar on the rhino horn trade at the zoo. There will also be a photo exhibition on the critically endangered Sumatran rhino and educational exhibitions about rhinos during the month.
Bratislava Zoo will take part in a global ceremonial rhino horn burning in recognition of World Rhino Day.
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Reid Park Zoo will hold a special membership appreciation event and World Rhino Day Celebration for its members on Sunday, September 21.
The theme of the day will be Africa and visitors will have a chance to celebrate World Rhino Day with Reid Park’s two Southern White Rhinos, Yebonga and Fireball. There will be special guests and activities for kids!
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Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm will celebrate World Rhino 2014 on Saturday, September 20.
Those sound like some great games!! We can hardly wait to hear about the caught poachers.
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Marwell Wildlife will Celebrate World Rhino Day on Sunday, September 21.
Visitors are encouraged to attend the Rhinos: Fact or Fiction talk at 1pm. Guests that attend the talk will receive a FREE raffle ticket and a chance to win a special rhino encounter after the lecture is finished.
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Elmwood Park Zoo will celebrate World Rhino Day on Sunday, September 21.
Elmwood Park Zoo’s AAZK chapter will host a “Rhino Walk ‘N Ride” event beginning at 3:00 PM. The event will feature both a 5K walk and a bike ride to Manayunk, with all proceeds benefitting rhinocerous conservation.
Enjoy a leisurely 5K walk around the Zoo at 3pm, with raffles and items to purchase. At 6:00 PM, bike riders will depart from EPZ along the Schuykill River Trail to Bourbon Blue on Main Street in Manayunk. There, the celebration will continue and a portion of the night’s checks will go to support rhinos!
All proceeds support Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, International Rhino Foundation, and Action for Cheetahs in Kenya.
Registration details here: http://www.elmwoodparkzoo.org/event/137
Let’s have a great turnout for this special event!
Hartmann House Preparatory School, Harare, Zimbabwe will celebrate World Rhino Day 2014 in the classroom.
Hartmann House will join the rest of the world through wearing red on World Rhino Day and ask teachers and pupils to donate generously towards this worth cause. Hartmann House boys will also be launching exciting campaigns through PowerPoint presentations and posters in the lead up to World Rhino Day with the aim of sharing our message as far and wide as possible.
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Lowry Park Zoo will celebrate World Rhino Day 2014 over the weekend on September 20-21.