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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Zero poaching in Nepal comes to an end
In March 2014 we celebrated the fantastic news that no rhinos, elephants or tigers had been poached in Nepal for a whole year. It’s the second year of zero poaching in Nepal – the first was in 2011.
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Elephant poaching reported at Kruger national park in South Africa
Bull most likely shot for its tusks in first case for a decade as illegal ivory trade encroaches from Zimbabwe and Mozambique South Africa's Kruger national park, which is battling a high number of
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Swamp deer population in Kaziranga increases by 18
At a time when Kaziranga National Park is struggling to save its rhinos, the World Heritage Site received a much-needed boost. The swamp deer population in the park has increased by 18 in the last six
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RSPB uses drone to keep watch on Britain's vulnerable birds
Conservation charity's remotely controlled device safeguards reintroduced species and monitors endangered breeds Military technology used to hunt down insurgents in Afghanistan has been taken up by
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How poachers use INSTAGRAM to find their prey: Geo-tagged photos help hunters track and kill tigers and rhinos
In the battle against poachers, conservationists have become embroiled in a technological arms race. And now Instagram is being used as a weapon. Recent reports suggest poachers are increasingly using
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Melbourne woman takes up fight to stop rhino horn smuggling
A Melbourne woman wants to halt the multimillion-dollar business of importing rhino horn to Vietnam by launching a series of advertisements aimed at the country’s wealthy elite. Lynn Johnson, who has
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Four calves among six elephants killed in Kenyan national park
Six elephants were killed by poachers in a Kenyan national park last week, including four calves, one of which was so young it did not have tusks. Three suspects have since been arrested. The incident
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KMSS protests against rhino killings
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) held a protest meet against the recent spate of rhino killings, by the side of the Dighalipukhuri lake in the city’s Panbazar locality. The protest meet, which
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Present level of poaching spells doom for rhinos, experts say
Rhinoceros in the wild may be pushed to extinction by the end of this decade, if unrelenting poaching continues at the present rate, experts have warned. The poaching of black and white rhinoceros has soared in last six years. While as many as 13 rhinos were slaughtered in 2007, that number spiked to 1,004 last year, experts said.
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Swamp deer census begins at Suklaphanta
Counting of swamp deer and one-horned rhino has begun at Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Kanchanpur from today. The tiger census was completed at the wildlife area a month ago. Chief Protection