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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South Africa: Environmental Affairs to Study Court Decision On Rhino Horn
Pretoria — Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says the department will study the Constitutional Court order that dismissed the leave to appeal the application to keep a ban on the domestic trade
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South Africa's top court lifts ban on domestic sales in rhino horn
South Africa's top court has dismissed an appeal by the department of environmental affairs to keep a moratorium on the domestic trade in rhino horn, according to court documents seen by Reuters on Wednesday.
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Tanzania: Finally, Truth Is Out- John the Rhino Died 'From Negligence'
CONTROVERSY surrounding the disappearance of a rhinoceros, christened John, was put to rest yesterday after a probe team formed by the state last December revealed that the animal died at a private farm
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Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Endangered Species, 14/03/2017
Question raised in Lok Sabha on Conservation of Endangered Species, 14/03/2017. Census of major flagship species is undertaken at the State-level by the respective State/Union Territory Governments periodically.
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Rhino horns worth $5m seized in Thailand off flight from Ethiopia
• Twenty-one rhino horns worth an estimated $5m have been seized in Thailand after being found in luggage sent from Ethiopia in the biggest such haul in years. • The seizure comes days after 300kg of
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Ministry dedicated to protecting rhinos, elephants
TOMORROW is the United Nations world wildlife day and the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has dedicated it to the protection of rhinos and elephants whose survival is threatened by poachers. The ministry
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South Africa Rhino Deaths Drop Second Year Amid Record Arrests
The number of rhinoceroses killed by poachers in South Africa last year fell 10 percent as arrests for illegal hunting of the animals more than doubled to a record. A total of 1,054 rhinos were slaughtered
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South Africa: Over 600 Poachers, Traffickers Arrested
Pretoria — The number of poachers and traffickers arrested for rhino-related poaching offences in South Africa has doubled. "During 2016, the South African Police Service reported that a total of 680
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BBC faces Govt blacklist for film on killing of Kaziranga ‘poachers’
The BBC film, Killing For Conservation, explores what it calls the “dark secrets” of Kaziranga and examines if its war on poaching has gone too far. Calling its reporting “grossly erroneous,” the Environment
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Kenya and Tanzania conservationists enhance wildlife protection
Robust partnership between wildlife conservationists in Kenya and Tanzania has led to a dramatic slump in poaching of iconic mammals like elephants and rhinos, experts said Thursday. The experts and campaigners