State of the Rhino 2023
Apart from poaching and habitat loss, climate change-induced droughts have been threatening the rhino population in Africa, pointed out a new report. On the other hand, climate disruptions in Asia can
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Staggering rhino losses show no sign of letting up- IFP
Cape Town - The relentless rhino poaching onslaught across Africa shows no signs of letting up and staggering statistics released earlier on Tuesday indicate South Africa is on track to lose more than
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Alarm over 'new gag' on elephant poaching stats
First there was a clampdown on rhino poaching statistics. Now the same is happening with information on elephant ivory poaching. SA National Parks has refused to provide statistics on how many elephants
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US army veterans find peace in protecting rhinos from poaching
The sun has set over the scrubby savannah. The moon is full. It is time for Ryan Tate and his men to go to work. In camouflage fatigues, they check their weapons and head to the vehicles. Somewhere
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Nepal burns more than 4,000 confiscated wildlife parts
On Monday, the Nepalese government set fire to more than 4,000 items of confiscated wildlife parts in an attempt to demonstrate zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade. The stockpile included
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Namibia: Musicians to Unite Yet Again in Efforts to Save the Rhino
After the launch of the song,'We have to stand together or we will lose them forever', musicians, Elemotho, Oteya, Esme, and Meta Tjiho are going to team up yet again and release a video of their song.
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Namibia: Hundreds Arrested for Poaching
Windhoek — The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has revealed that they arrested more than 222 suspects for poaching and illegal possession of either rhino horns or elephant tusks in 2016. Minister
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Zimbabwe: Wildlife Boss Fired After U.S.$3 Million Rhino Horn Goes Missing- Report
The head of Zimbabwe's wildlife authority has been fired following the disappearance of rhino horns worth $3 million two years ago, it was reported on Sunday. Edson Chidziya was suspended last year
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Black rhinos return to Rwanda 10 years after disappearance
Around 20 endangered eastern black rhinos are returning in an “extraordinary homecoming” to Rwanda after the species disappeared from the country 10 years ago, the African Parks organisation has said.
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Illegal wildlife trade threatens species at Unesco sites, says WWF
Almost half of the Unesco world heritage sites designated for their importance to nature are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, a WWF report has said. Poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and
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Minister’s wildlife plans a jumbo worry
Many conservationists are becoming increasingly alarmed about a spate of controversial proposals by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa they feel could jeopardise attempts to conserve the Big Five