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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Fearless Group Decreases Poaching By 76%
An anti-poaching group who call themselves the Black Mambas has decreased hunting in South Africa's Balule Private Game Reserve by 76 percent. The group of mainly women patrols for poachers in the preserve,
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Viet Nam, China strengthen stances on wildlife protection
HA NOI (VNS) — An agreement to fortify the enforcement of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was signed yesterday between Viet Nam and China.
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CBI must take suo motu note of rhino poaching, says NTCA report
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)'s rhino task force has suggested that the CBI should be given the mandate to investigate, suo motu, those cases of rhino poaching in which the horn of the
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Poor governance leading to rhino poaching
Like other crimes, rampant rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park (KNP) is also a product of poor governance and weak institutional structures, observed the Rhino Task Force constituted by the Union
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South Africa: Select Committees Satisfied With Anti-Rhino Poaching Initiatives
The Members of the joint Select Committees on Land and Mineral Resources, and Communications and Public Enterprises were impressed by South African National Parks' (SANParks') anti-rhino poaching initiatives.
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South African Anti-Poaching Unit Champions of the Earth
The South African Black Mamba anti-poaching unit, a ranger group mostly made up of women, has been named one of the winners of the United Nation's top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth
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Majority Female Ranger Unit from South Africa Wins Top UN Environmental Prize
The Black Mamba Anti-Poaching Unit, a South African and majority-women ranger group, has been announced as one of the winners of the United Nation's top environmental accolade, the Champions of the Earth
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Rwanda Names 24 Baby Mountain Gorillas in Annual Tradition
KINIGI, Rwanda — Youths wearing gorilla costumes and rubber boots grunted and scampered in front of Rwanda's president on Saturday during the ceremonial naming of 24 baby mountain gorillas in the African
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Connecting wildlife corridors- Looking beyond Ranthambhore
Tigers from Ranthambhore National Park move through degraded and fragmented forest patches and agricultural fields to reach Kuno Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary and Madhav National Park—two of the most important
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Sudanese poachers kill elephants amid Central Africa chaos: UN experts
Sudanese poachers have been taking advantage of the chaos in conflict-torn Central African Republic and are killing elephants for their ivory and other wild animals, an expert panel that monitors U.N.