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#WorldRhinoDay

San Francisco Zoo & Gardens will celebrate World Rhino Day on Sunday, September 21 & Monday, September 22.

Take Charge for Rhinos will occur 11:00 am – 3:00 pm, near the Lion Fountain. Guests will enjoy the following:

• Keeper talks
• Docents and volunteers on hand with a rhino-themed bio-fact car
• Craft tables
• Live music
• Rhino face-painting
• Rhino-themed snacks and other fun treats
• Opportunities to support rhino conservation by purchasing an Adopt-a-Rhino package
• Extra enrichment to celebrate the day for Gauhati, Elly and Boone

Finally guests will be able to enjoy at 1:00 pm on September 21, the free Wild Places, Wild Things conservation lecture will have a special focus on Fighting the Illicit Animal Trade.

San Francisco Zoo and Garden is the only Association of Zoos and Aquariums member in Northern California that to house both of these rhino species! The weather is Beautiful this time of year in San Francisco! This will quite a celebration!!

Fossil Rim will celebrate World Rhino Day 2014 on Saturday, September 20.

There will be a variety of fun crafts and educational activities for the entire family! There will also be an opportunity to win admission for four people to Fossil Rim.

The Fossil Rim Wildlife center sports one the finest safari experiences in the United States and are sure to have a great World Rhino Day 2014 celebration!

Houston Zoo Will celebrate World Rhino Day on September 20 through September 22.

Special events are planned on Sunday, September 21 from 10:00 AM to 3:00PM at the African Forest. Visitors will enjoy the follow activities:

• Special education on the five species of rhinos
• Make homemade rhino masks
• Visit with the zoo’s rhino mascot
• There will also be items for sale such as magnets, bracelets, and necklaces.

All proceeds from the sale will benefit the Lowveld Rhino Trust, which is helping to educate schoolchildren in Zimbabwe about rhinos and other animals.

In addition the Houston Zoo has a call to action this weekend: Be a Rhino Hero: Donate a Wildlife Book!
Directly contribute to saving rhinos in the wild by bringing in a new or gently used book about wildlife to donate to our friends in the field who are protecting rhinos in Africa. These books will be used to educate local communities in Zimbabwe about their amazing wildlife. Each person that donates a book will receive a rhino conservation bracelet AND a Houston Zoo Conservation Hero pin!

Houston Zoo is a leading organization in wildlife conservation. This will be a great World Rhino Day Celebration!

Go to Houston Zoo Events page for more details.

Saint Louis Zoo will celebrate World Rhino Day on Saturday, September 20.

Visitors will enjoy the following activities from 10:00AM to 3:00PM:

• Make a wish for rhinos and post it for all to see!
• Rhino biofacts to see and touch.
• Kids can learn what it takes to be a “rhino scout” in Africa.
• Activity booklet, souvenir keychain and bookmark (while supplies last).
• Talk to rhino keepers.
• See paintings made by the Zoo’s rhinos.

Please be sure to stop by the rhino habitat at River’s Edge and join in all the fun!

Celebrate World Rhino Day with the Henry Vilas Zoo at Captial Brewery in Middleton on Sunday, September 21 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM!

Learn about rhinos from the zoo’s rhino keeper and check out some fun rhino crafts and auction items! Enjoy a fun time at Capital Brewery. Papa Murphy’s pizza will be the official food vendor. The Krause Family Band will be performing and Sweet Hartley’s will be selling cupcakes.

Silent Auction – Items include:

• Behind the scenes Rhino encounter
• Signed limited edition Robert Bateman Rhino print
• Kruger National Park Save our Rhinos gift pack

Rhino art & craft sale – Made by the rhino, George & HVZ rhino keepers & interns. Items include:

• Rhino skin print art
• Preserved Rhino dung
• Rhino quilt handbags
• Handmade plush rhino toys

Proceeds will benefit the International Rhino Foundation and the International Rhino Keepers Association.

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden‘s will be celebrating World Rhino Day by giving visitors a chance to learn about endangered rhinos.

• Family activities
• Crafts
• Discovery stations
• Rhino animal encounters
• Special animal demonstrations

“We designed this day around learning about our world’s rhinos and the problems they face, as well as an opportunity for visitors to get involved. While we spotlight all 5 species, we give extra interest in our Sumatran Rhino, Harapan, as being the last of his kind in North America and our conservation efforts,”says Connor Miko of Cincinnati Zoo.

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden will also hold a World Rhino Day: State of the Rhino Lecture & Keeper Panel led by the Zoo’s Dr. Terri Roth (Vice President of Conservation & Research, Director of Lindner Center for Conservation & Research of Endangered Wildlife).

#MuddyForRhinos

Find some dirt, add water and have fun — rhino style! Submit your muddiest pics or videos on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with #MuddyForRhinos, and we’ll choose our favorite. The winner will get to meet a Cincinnati Zoo Rhino Behind the Scenes! Contest starts Sept. 8 and ends Sept. 19. Winner will be announced at the World Rhino Day Celebration on Sept. 21.

Poster Contest for Students

Flex your creative muscles while helping the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden promote rhino conservation. This contest is open to public, private or home school students. Prizes will be awarded to one student in each of these four grade groups: K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12.

Contest rules can be found here.