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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Plans for second rhino online auction underway
Cape Town - While conservationists fear that the first legal rhino horn auction in South Africa may boost demand for illegal trade, plans for a second one are already underway. According to a post
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Rhino horn auction opens in South Africa amid controversy
CAPE TOWN South Africa (Xinhua) -- The first legal auction of rhino horns after years of suspension opened in South Africa on Monday despite opposition from the government. This came after private rhino
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Mangosuthu Buthelezi honoured for fight against rhino poaching
IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi was among several people honoured on Monday night for his long-standing commitment to rhino conservation. Speaking at the annual Rhino Conservation Awards at Montecasino‚
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Online rhino horn auction set to open in South Africa
An online auction of rhino horn is set to open Monday, after a court in South Africa approved the site which has outraged conservationists. South African authorities had refused to issue a permit in
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South African rhino rancher asks court to permit horn sale
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The owner of the world's biggest private rhino herd took court action on Thursday to force South Africa's government to allow its first online sale of rhino horn, which he aims to
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Uganda’s white rhino population climbs to 20
The population of the highly endangered white rhinos in Uganda has shot up to 20 following the birth of a male calf at the Nakasongola-based Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary last week. Ange Genade, the South African
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5 nabbed over 25 rhino horns
THE Department of National Parks and Wildlife has arrested three Chinese and two Zambians for alleged illegal possession of 25 rhino horns Ministry of Tourism and Arts public relations officer Sakabilo
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South Africa rhino poaching dips from record high
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - The number of poached rhinos in South Africa decreased by 13 animals to 529 between January to June compared with the same period last year, a downward trend welcomed with "cautious
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More than 240 elephants poached since 2014
Windhoek-Namibia has since 2014 lost 245 elephants to poaching, out of which 17 were illegally hunted this year alone. The country has also lost 241 rhino since 2012 through poaching, while this year 18
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Downward trend in rhino poaching cause for cautious optimism: Molewa
CAPE TOWN - Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa says government is escalating the fight against rhino poaching despite current measures yielding positive results. Molewa was briefing the media