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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Namibia: Rhinos De-Horned to Discourage Poaching
Due to an increase in poaching in southern Africa, the 70 000-hectare Erindi Private Game Reserve, which is home to about 20 000 wild animals, has de-horned all its rhinos to discourage rhino poachers.
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Botswana Conference Heightens Alarm over Illegal Wildlife Trade
Conservation experts meeting in Botswana on Wednesday issued dire warnings over the booming illegal wildlife trade that threatens the survival of elephants, rhinos, tigers and other endangered species.
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An analysis of antipoaching techniques in Africa: a case of rhino poaching
<p>In the last decade the African continent has been facing a number of incidences on rhino poaching and we may be heading to rhino extinction. A number of strategies have been tried and tested to protect
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U.S. gives approval for $350,000 rhino hunt sold at Texas auction
A hunter who paid $350,000 last year at a Dallas auction for a license to hunt an endangered black rhino in Namibia will be able to bring home a trophy despite protests from animal rights groups that said
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Africa: UK Leads Global Crackdown On Illegal Wildlife Trade
Britain will provide new funding to a global crackdown on the trade in rhino horn, elephant ivory and other illegal wildlife products. Britain will provide new funding to a global crackdown on the trade
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Wildlife body blasts South Africa’s plan to legalise Rhino horn trade
A Committee of Inquiry established by South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs will begin hearing expert testimony on the subject of legalising the rhino horn trade as the Southern African country,
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Rhino Rescue Project Is Injecting Poison Into Horns In Desperate Attempt To Curb Poaching
As Africa's rhino population continues to grow more vulnerable due to poaching and increasing demand for their horns in Asian countries, one organization is taking a different approach to curb the hunting
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South Africa: Relocating Rhino to Create New Breeding Populations
Nineteen black rhino were recently released at an undisclosed location in South Africa to create a new breeding population of the critically endangered animals. The animals form the 10th population
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National Parks In Africa Turn To Drones To Help Combat Scourge Of Rhino Poaching
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology designed by Spanish engineers will be used to fight rhino poachers in national parks in Africa. The ranger drone is fitted with thermal vision that can report potential
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World losing wildlife poaching war
The northern white rhino is heading the way of the dinosaurs. With only five left on Earth - three in Kenya, one in America and one in the Czech Republic - extinction is now inevitable. It survived for