Pier 60 @ 23rd St
Manhattan, NY 10011
Join us on Monday August 11, 2014 for the next NYC AAZK BFR! Registration includes two hours of bowling, a spiffy pair of rental shoes, free pizzas for your lane, and a free beer or soda! Thank you to Lora Murphy of the New York Aquarium who is
organizing this year’s BFR!
Registration ends July 27 and lane space is limited, so please register ASAP! Register individually or with a team of up to 8 players. Please include your team name or team captain when registering!
Registration ends July 27 and lane space is limited, so please register ASAP! Register individually or with a team of up to 8 players. Please include your team name or team captain when registering!
Early Bird Special!
Registration is only $35 when purchased before July 20. On top of that, NYC AAZK Members get $5 off their ticket! (Please see your facility liaison for the discount code.)
Bowling for Rhinos Merchandise
Want to represent your love for
rhinos year round? Get your official NYC AAZK BFR t-shirt for $12. 100% of the proceeds go toward the annual BFR fundraising total. Shirts can be
purchased with your tickets or by emailing skoplish AT wcs DOT org.
Silent Auction
Look for silent auction
bidding information later this spring! If you or a company you know would like
to donate an item to the silent auction, please email Lora Murphy
(lmurphy AT wcs DOT org).
Buy tickets now!
What
is BFR?
Each year the American
Association of Zoo Keepers (AAZK) sponsors a fund raising bowl-a-thon called
"Bowling For Rhinos" (BFR).
Over 60 AAZK chapters participate throughout the US and Canada, raising over $300,000
annually.
BFR funds support Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya, Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia, and Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park and Way Kambas in Sumatra. These sanctuaries not only save rhinos but also these entire ecosystems!
100% of all BFR funds raised go directly toward in situ conservation projects, conserving rhinos, their habitats, and hundreds of other endangered plants and animals!
Why help rhinos?
Rhinos have lived on earth for
over 50 million years but whether they survive even 50 more years is open to
speculation. Only 5 species of rhino
exist today when once there were over 100 species and all 5 species are endangered!
Three species are from Asia: Indian, Sumatran and Javan Rhinos. The Indian population remains at around 3,000. The Sumatran numbers fewer than 100 and the Javan has only between 35 and 45 animals. Two species are from Africa: White and Black Rhinos. Only the white rhino with a population of 20,400 seems to be somewhat safe from extinction. Only 5000 black rhinos remain in isolated populations. The main threat to rhinos is poaching for the international rhino horn trade.
Rhinos are a keystone species, their removal results in drastic changes in the structure of the ecosystem. As browsers they keep shrubs and bushes in check by pruning them. They dig up roots with their horns, exposing food for smaller animals and disrupting soil allowing for easier seed germination. Their dung fertilizes the land and helps spread seeds. By protecting rhinos, we save large expanses of habitat. Saving these habitats helps protect hundreds of animals including Asian and African Elephants, Cheetahs, Somali Ostrich, Grevy’s Zebra, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Clouded Leopard, Hawksbill Turtle, Sumatran Tiger, and Coral Reef.
Three species are from Asia: Indian, Sumatran and Javan Rhinos. The Indian population remains at around 3,000. The Sumatran numbers fewer than 100 and the Javan has only between 35 and 45 animals. Two species are from Africa: White and Black Rhinos. Only the white rhino with a population of 20,400 seems to be somewhat safe from extinction. Only 5000 black rhinos remain in isolated populations. The main threat to rhinos is poaching for the international rhino horn trade.
Rhinos are a keystone species, their removal results in drastic changes in the structure of the ecosystem. As browsers they keep shrubs and bushes in check by pruning them. They dig up roots with their horns, exposing food for smaller animals and disrupting soil allowing for easier seed germination. Their dung fertilizes the land and helps spread seeds. By protecting rhinos, we save large expanses of habitat. Saving these habitats helps protect hundreds of animals including Asian and African Elephants, Cheetahs, Somali Ostrich, Grevy’s Zebra, Rhinoceros Hornbill, Clouded Leopard, Hawksbill Turtle, Sumatran Tiger, and Coral Reef.
