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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South Africa: 12 Poaching Groups in Kruger At Any Given Time- Minister
There are 12 active rhino poacher groups in the Kruger National Park (KNP) at any given time, with 749 rhino killed across South Africa thus far in 2015, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said
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Kenya: Poaching and Deforestation On the Decline, Says Wakhungu
Cases of poaching and deforestation have reduced by 50 percent this year compared to 2013, according to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Natural Resources Judi Wakhungu. Wakhungu credits the
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South Africa Sees Rhino Poaching Intensify as 749 Animals Killed
Rhino poaching in South Africa has intensified this year after a record number of animals were killed in 2014, according to Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa. In the period to Aug. 27, 749 rhinos
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S.Africa's Kruger Park still a magnet for rhino poachers
The poaching of rhinos has risen in South Africa's Kruger National Park this year but is on the decline elsewhere in the country, Environment Minister Edna Molewa said on Sunday. The Kruger Park, South
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Southern Africa: SADC Countries Outline Strategies to Combat Poaching in Region
Luanda — Representatives of member countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) outlined on Wednesday to Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa, strategies to combat poaching, until 2020.
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Ivory Crush: Thailand Destroys Illegal Ivory, Too
Thailand recently destroyed over two tons of elephants tusks, carved ivory and trinkets to send a message of the country's zero tolerance for wildlife crime and to enforce important laws passed to crack
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U.S. says regional trade pacts to curb poaching in Africa
A planned Pacific regional trade pact and a tariff-free deal between African nations and the United States should help to discourage wildlife poaching in Africa, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
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Cameroon: Littoral- Poaching of Small Mammals Drops
Efforts to control poaching in the Littoral Region in the last year are said to have been successful. The poaching of small mammals in forest reserves between August 2014 and August 2015 has reduced. While
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GPS in fake tusks tracks ivory poaching to terrorists
Novel technology used in a National Geographic investigation into illegal poaching of elephants' tusks has found that the criminals seeking the valuable ivory aren't just jewelry traders. They're terrorists,
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Tiger habitat declined by 41 % in 17 years, says IUCN report
Bhopal/Ahmadabad: Even as Madhya Pradesh's forest and water resources department (WRD) spar over 5,258 hectares of land that Panna tiger reserve is likely to lose in Ken-Betwa river-linking project, International