Out of Africa Wildlife Park in Sedona, Arizona, will celebrate World Rhino Day on September 21.
Plans for 9/21/14? Celebrate Jericho's b-day and #WorldRhinoDay pic.twitter.com/MP2Epri5r0
— Out of Africa Park (@OutofAfricaPark) September 11, 2014
Activities at Out of Africa will include the following:
Come celebrate World Rhino Day with Jericho on his Birthday!
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#nailit4rhinos
To celebrate this year’s World Rhino Day (WRD) Save the Rhino International is launching the ‘Nail it for Rhinos’ campaign to raise awareness of the threats facing the world’s five rhino species! Make a stand for rhinos by painting your nails to raise awareness for the rhinos and show the world that rhino horn is made the same substance as nails!
Get involved in 5 simple steps:
Making plans for #WorldRhinoDay on Monday 22 September: we'll be at London Bridge railway station with banners & buckets. #nailit4rhinos
— Save the Rhino (@savetherhino) September 10, 2014
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:
Rhino art & craft sale – Made by the rhino, George & HVZ rhino keepers & interns. Items include:
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.
“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.
World Rhino Day events in Sweden will be hosted by The Perfect World Foundation. Perfect World has dedicated the year of 2014 to the cause of raising awareness dangers of rhino trade and poaching. Rhino ambassadors have contributed rhino sculptures and placed them in prominent locations in Stockholm and Gothenburg.
A international conference dedicated toward raising awareness for the rhino is planned during the month of September. On September 18th there will be a conservation gala dinner attended by Swedish celebrities and royal family members. The celebration will continue with a DJ event on the weekend of the 19th and 20th to raise additional funds for rhinos.
Details about the conservation gala dinner can be found here.
Dublin Zoo is celebrating World Rhino Day 2014 with activities for the whole family! In addition to informative talks throughout the weekend, visitors will enjoy the following activities:
Come to Indonesia for a nautical celebration of the world’s rarest rhino species!
Enjoy the following activities – and more – from September 24 through September 27:
Contact @KakaTeteh_PDG for details:
GEBYAR WISATA BAHARI 2014
Desa Tamanjaya – Ujungkulon
23 – 26 September 2014
#pandeglang #banten… http://t.co/ypsHwfaRmR
— KakaTetehPandeglang (@KakaTeteh_PDG) September 10, 2014
Taronga Western Plains Zoo will celebrate World Rhino Day 2014 from September 20 through September 22.
Activities will include:
Visitors will also be able to purchase rhino art and proceeds will be donated to the International Rhino Foundation.
Jump on your bike and ride for rhinos in South Africa on World Rhino Day 2014!
Race the Rhino is in aid of our endangered rhinos and Renosterveld region #MTB #WorldRhinoDay http://t.co/EQzpHdCRBz http://t.co/xKodcu2MeL
— Ride the Rhino (@RideRhino) August 18, 2014