later moved to the White Oak Conservation Center in Florida and then on to the Los – Angeles Zoo, returned home in July in an effort to help save his rapidly disappearing
later moved to the White Oak Conservation Center in Florida and then on to the Los
Cincinnati Zoo needs votes to be #1 in USA Today’s 10Best Zoo Lights Updated 12/11/15 CINCINNATI – (November 24, 2015) Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s PNC Festival of Lights has been nominated for USA Today’s 2015 10Best Readers’ Choice Award for Best Zoo Lights. Please help us win top honors by voting (once a day […]
Zoo Lights at the Los Angeles Zoo – Los Angeles Zoolights at Point Defiance Zoo
CINCINNATI (March 31, 2014) – “Suci”, one of the world’s rare endangered Sumatran rhinos, passed away late on Sunday, March 30. Surrounded by the keepers and veterinary staff who cared for her daily, she died at her home at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. The female Sumatran rhino, born at the Cincinnati Zoo in […]
The Los Angeles Zoo sent Andalas to Sumatra in 2007 to help bolster the Indonesian
In response to the news of Harapan’s return to Cincinnati, we’ve received requests for a sample letter that supporters of Sumatran rhino conservation can send to their State Representatives. Below you will find generic text that can be copied and pasted to use as you draft your letter. In addition, here is a link to […]
facility, largely due to the hard work of scientists at CREW and the support of the Los
CINCINNATI (September 22, 2015) – The International Rhino Foundation (IRF) announced today, on World Rhino Day, that the critically-endangered Sumatran rhino population will soon increase by one. In a species with fewer than 100 individuals left on the planet, one is a significant number. The announcement has special local significance since the father, Andalas, […]
In 2007, the Cincinnati and Los Angeles Zoos agreed to send Andalas to the SRS to
CINCINNATI (November 2, 2015) – The rhino formerly known as the last Sumatran rhino in the Western Hemisphere has joined the rest of his kind across the world in Indonesia. After a 53-hour journey from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden to the the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS), “Harapan – aka Harry” emerged from his […]
In 2007, the Cincinnati and Los Angeles Zoos agreed to send Andalas to the SRS to
Cincinnati Zoo team makes final preparations for Harapan’s move to Indonesia CINCINNATI (October 22, 2015) – One week from today, October 29, will be Sumatran rhino Harapan’s last day on exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and the last chance that most people will ever have to see this rhino species other than […]
In 2007, the Cincinnati and Los Angeles Zoos agreed to send Andalas to the SRS to
Last Sumatran rhino in the Western Hemisphere is on his way to Indonesia CINCINNATI (October 30, 2015) – After months of preparation to move 1,800-pound “Harapan (Harry),” the only Sumatran rhino outside of South Asia, from the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden to the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Indonesia, he is on his way. […]
In 2007, the Cincinnati and Los Angeles Zoos agreed to send Andalas to the SRS to
Move to Indonesia is Harapan’s only chance to contribute to nearly-extinct population CINCINNATI (August 25, 2015) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced today that eight-year-old male Sumatran rhino Harapan will be moved to Indonesia. His departure marks the end of an era for the Cincinnati Zoo’s Sumatran rhino breeding program, the only breeding […]
In 2007, the Cincinnati and Los Angeles Zoos agreed to send Andalas to the SRS to
CINCINNATI – (February 18, 2013) The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is mourning the loss of one of the world’s most famous endangered Sumatran rhinos – “Ipuh.” The male rhino, who was believed to be at least 33 years old, has lived at the Cincinnati Zoo for the past 22 years and sired three calves, […]
cooperative agreement developed between Indonesia and four U.S. zoos (Cincinnati, Bronx, Los
