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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Genetic assignment of large seizures of elephant ivory reveals Africa's major poaching hotspots
Poaching of elephants is now occurring at rates that threaten African populations with extinction. Identifying the number and location of Africa’s major poaching hotspots may assist efforts to end poaching
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Namibia: NWR Joins Battle Against Poaching
Windhoek — The escalation in the poaching of rhinos, elephants and other valuable wild animals in the Etosha National Park and around the country's parks has prompted the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR)
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Zimbabwe flies rhinos to Botswana haven
Harare, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe loaded five black rhinos onto a plane bound for Botswana on Wednesday, its first such exports since the 1990s, as part of conservation efforts amid an increase in poaching in
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China calls on US to follow its lead in eradicating ivory trade
China has pledged to end the processing and sale of ivory, a move that – if fulfilled – would be a major victory in the battle to end the slaughter of tens of thousands of African elephants by poachers
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Malawi: Govt to Advance Conservation, Combat Wildlife Environment Crime
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Commitee on Natural Resources and Climate nchange Hon.Werani Chilenga 2nd from left speaking during the Press conference at C O I - Pic by Stanley Makuti Lilongwe, June
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Kaziranga encroachment: Centre may seek report from State govt
Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the Centre would shortly seek a report from the Assam government on reports of large-scale encroachment on areas around the Kaziranga
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Rapid assessment of distribution of wildlife and human activities for prioritizing conservation actions in a Patagonian landscape
<p>Large landscapes encompassing reserves and areas with other human uses are necessary for conservation of many species. Generating information for conservation planning over such landscapes may be expensive
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Zimbabwe: Gonarezhou Gets U.S.$6 Million
Gonarezhou — Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), a Germany-based conservation organisation has released over $6 million towards the resuscitation of Gonarezhou National Park (GNP) to transform it into
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Zimbabwe Reintroducing Rhinos to Park Even as Poaching Jumps
Rhinos are to be reintroduced into Zimbabwe’s second-biggest national park even as poaching of elephants in the Gonarhezhou reserve surges. Within two years 40 black rhinos will be introduced to the 5,053
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Namibia: We Don't Have a Total Ban On Rhino Horn Trade- Shifeta
Windhoek — Minister of Environment and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta says government does not have a policy to cage wild animals, which are declared "problematic", hence it allows trophy hunting. Shifeta's