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
Poaching
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An investigation of Hawaii's online ivory trade
As a major commercial hub for the Asia-Pacific region, Hawaii has long been considered one of the United States’ biggest markets for ivory sales – and therefore one of this country’s prime drivers of the
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34 rhino carcasses found in Namibia in two months: police
Namibian police say they have found 34 rhino carcasses in the country in January and February this year. The rhino carcasses were found during an aerial search last month. Twenty-nine of them were
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Gadgets track wildlife, and enlighten humans
Solar-powered trackers on wings have recorded California condors soaring to 15,000 feet, while locators attached to humpback whales have revealed 1,000-foot dives to underwater mountains. And GPS collars
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The all-female patrol stopping South Africa's rhino poachers
As rhino deaths have soared across South Africa, in Balule reserve the Black Mambas patrol of local women has achieved a 76% reduction in poaching since 2013. Now there are plans to extend the award-winning
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Net effects of ecotourism on threatened species survival
<p>Many threatened species rely on ecotourism for conservation funding, but simultaneously suffer direct ecological impacts from ecotourism. For a range of IUCN-Redlisted terrestrial and marine bird and
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Kenya: Seven Elephants Die Mysteriously in One Week in Mara Conservancies
Seven elephants have died in two conservancies around the Maasai Mara Game Reserve in the last one week in unclear circumstances. The elephants were in Naiboisho and Mara North conservancies in Narok
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Petition Seeks Ban on Trade in Fake Rhino Horn
Trade in bioengineered rhino horn shouldn’t be allowed. That's the contention behind a petition filed today with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by the Center for Biological Diversity, a U.S.-based
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Zimbabwe: Zim Loses 235 Jumbos in Two Years... Criminal Syndicates to Blame- Muchinguri
ZIMBABWE's wildlife is under threat from poachers sponsored by criminal syndicates operating in and outside the country who use cyanide to poison the animals, a senior Government official has said.
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Tanzania: Operation On Illegal Use of Guns in Game Reserves Planned
Owners of firearms living near wildlife reserves have developed a partnership with poachers by lending the latter guns to illegally kill animals, investigations by the police force have revealed. Inspector
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South Sudan Says 500 Elephants May Have Died During Two-Year War
At least 500 elephants may have been killed during South Sudan’s two-year civil war, including 15 slaughtered in one day last month, the African nation’s wildlife service said. The oil-producing country’s