You're invited to help us save rhinos from extinction

Did you know the world's rhino population has declined 90% since 1970?

Saving Rhinos is a unique organization with a singular purpose: Saving Rhinos. All five species of Rhino are in danger of extinction in the wild, due to poaching and habitat loss.

Four of the five remaining species of rhino will become extinct in our lifetime if we do not take action to stop poaching and support rhino conservation.

We ARE taking action, and we invite you to join us!

Rhinos in crisis

Rhinos have been slaughtered to near extinction to fuel the unwavering demand for rhino horn products in China - all based on myths and superstitions about so-called "medicinal properties" of rhino horn. Habitat loss in Indonesia and Malaysia, due to the growing demand for palm oil used in common household products, is also taking its toll on the Sumatran and Javan Rhino populations. Rampant expansion of teak plantations are severely reducing the suitable habitat for Indian Rhinos in the wild.

How we raise funds for Rhinos

Our funds come from the sale of rhino shirts, mugs, totes, hats, BBQ aprons, books, posters, and jewelry. In turn, we distribute a 100% of ALL net proceeds to rhino conservation and care projects.

Raising rhino conservation awareness through local education and empowerment

We help empower small educational community organizations who are working to increase support for local rhino conservation, in the rhinos' native habitat. We do this by deploying multi-pronged online communication programs on behalf of these organizations to raise awareness of their efforts. We contribute funds raised from the sale of rhino t-shirts to the organizations we are working with.

Learn more about our support of Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC/Nepal), a local community organization helping Greater One-Horned Rhinos in the Chitwan area of Nepal.

If you are a local community organization based in rhino habitat, working on rhino conservation issues (such as anti-poaching measures), please contact Saving Rhinos to see how we might be able to help.

In other cases, however, the best way for us to help is to contribute funds for a specific rhino species via one of the major wildlife conservation organizations.

Black Rhinoceros watercolor by Rafael Soares - get a giclee print

Find out how this award-winning "Black Rhinoceros" print is helping us raise money for rhinos

Check this out: Wildlife Expert Jack Hanna Teams With Zicam® Cold Remedy for the "Save the Rhino; Not the Rhinovirus" Educational Campaign!

Raising awareness of the rhino extinction crisis

Rhinos are wonderfully fascinating animals - we have lots of information about rhinos on our website. If you're working on a school project or are looking for classroom resources, then Saving Rhinos is here to help! Check out Fast Rhino Facts or download a "Rhino Species at a Glance" (there's one for each species!).

You can also get inspiration by learning about Real-life Rhino Heroes!

You're invited to help us save rhinos!

All you have to do is buy a rhino shirt! Saving Rhinos offers what is quite possibly the largest selection of rhino shirt designs and styles anywhere. We are sure you will find one you like. You might even want to collect all the cool designs!

Extinction Crisis: Poaching and Habitat Loss

"The biggest reason for the rhino extinction crisis is poaching for rhino horn, but habitat loss is increasingly a factor endangering the species. Rhino poaching supplies a black market for ornamental handles of daggers in Yemen (called jambiyas) and for [ an unnecessary ingredient* ] in traditional Chinese medicine in much of Asia. Habitat destruction caused by logging of forests and human settlement in protected areas is shrinking opportunities to recover lost populations of endemic rhinos. Furthermore, political conflict within and neighboring countries with protected areas is destabilizing law and order and undermining anti-poaching efforts." - International Rhino Foundation (IRF). *Emphasized information added to content by Saving Rhinos.

Javan Rhino: Most Critically Endangered Mammal on Earth

Javan Rhino - © photo by Alain Compost (1)

With fewer than 60 Javan Rhinos surviving in only two known locations, the Javan Rhino is quite possibly the most critically endangered mammal on earth.

Hope for the Javan Rhino

Most recently, The International Rhino Foundation helped the Indonesian government develop a strategy for ensuring the continued survival of Javan Rhinos. The top priorities for the future are to increase the population in Ujung Kulon to 70 animals (the park’s carrying capacity) and to then translocate several animals to begin establishing a second population in a secure area.