{"id":1259,"date":"2026-03-20T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/dragonfly\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:30:51","slug":"keeping-the-five-alive-pragmatic-hope-for-rhinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/dragonfly\/2026\/03\/keeping-the-five-alive-pragmatic-hope-for-rhinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping the Five Alive: “Pragmatic Hope” for Rhinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Seeing the success story firsthand: Martha in India, where the Greater One-Horned rhino population has rebounded to over 4,100 individuals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When you think of a rhino, do you see a prehistoric tank or a secretive, singing forest dweller? According to Martha Parker<\/strong>, Director of Grants & Partnership Development with the International Rhino Foundation<\/a> <\/strong>(IRF), the answer is both\u2014and they need our help now more than ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this episode, host Kevin Matteson catches up with Martha (a Dragonfly<\/a> alum!) to discuss the “State of the Rhino,” the reality of “matchmaking” for critically endangered species, and why conservation is ultimately a “people business.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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