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Celebrating Access To Nature
Join Cherie Wasoff, our Director of Philanthropy, and our partner Hispanic Access Foundation in celebrating Latino Conservation Week and the introduction of legislation to establish the Western Riverside National Wildlife Refuge in one of the fastest growing counties in the nation – southern California’s Riverside County.
If enacted, this refuge would provide access to nature for millions of Californians in the densely populated area, protecting thousands of acres for iconic wildlife species, dozens of which are threatened or endangered, and conserving habitat connectivity.
Footage by: CBCOM
Video Transcript:
Cherie Wasoff:
One of the reasons it’s … Continue
Icon Of Asia: Rhinoceros Hornbill
The Rhinoceros Hornbill(Buceros rhinoceros) is the national bird of Malaysia. Like almost all hornbills the Rhinoceros Hornbill has a “horn like” casque on its bill. The Rhinoceros Hornbill is classified in the order Bucerotiformes and the family Bucerotidae.
Physical Characteristics
An adult Rhinoceros Hornbill’s body is mostly black; its thighs are white, the tail is white with black barring. Males have black rimmed red eyes, and females have red rimmed white eyes.
Juveniles have a smaller bill. Juveniles take a period of time to grow a casque. Juveniles have blue-gray eyes.
| Genus | Buceros |
| Species | B. rhinoceros |
| Binomial Name | Buceros rhinoceros |