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 lead to the deaths of rhinos. Increased precipitation, longer monsoons and seasonal floods are already resulting in stranding, drowning …
The South African government on Monday denied reports that it has approved international trade in rhino horns. "The commercial international trade in rhino horn is and remains prohibited in terms of all international protocols that South Africa is party to, particularly the Convention on International Trade in Species of Fauna …
Rhinoceros horn can be easily bought in China despite it being illegal since 1993. The rhino horn products in antiques shop are far from antique. They are new and most likely been illegally trafficked from Africa to Vietnam and then into China. A new report from Elephant Action League (EAL), …
The beefing up of security in other parks, coupled with the conservation area’s small size, may explain the onslaught of rhino poaching in KwaZulu-Natal. This assessment came after Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife’s Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park lost another six rhinos at the weekend. Ezemvelo spokesperson Musa Mntambo told The Mercury on Wednesday that …
Every eight hours, a rhinoceros is slaughtered in South Africa. Rhino poaching in South Africa surged from 83 in 2008 to a record 1,215 in 2014 to meet demands by newly-affluent Asian countries, where the horn is a key ingredient in traditional medicines. To help stem the tide of rhino …
Hluhluwe - Horn poachers have killed another six rhino in a single night shoot-up in KwaZulu-Natal's flagship Hluhluwe-Imfolozi reserve. It is understood that 11 gunshots were heard around 00:00 on Sunday. At first light on Monday, Ezemvelo KZN wildlife rangers and anti-poaching units went to where the gunshots had been …
Sowa Town — President Lt Gen. Dr Seretse Khama Ian Khama has released four rhinos into Sowa Town Park located in the Botash mine lease area. Speaking in an interview after the release on July 1 during the annual Race for Rhinos event held for the first time in Sowa, …
A draft set of regulations – opened for public comment in February – aims to facilitate the domestic trade in rhino horn. The Department of Environmental Affairs clarified its position in a statement at the weekend after conservation groups expressed concerns earlier this year about the regulations possibly enabling the …
Johannesburg - A rhino breeder in South Africa is planning an online auction of rhino horn, capitalising on a court ruling that opened the way to domestic trade despite an international ban that was imposed to curb widespread poaching. The online sale of rhino horn belonging to breeder John Hume …
A rhino breeder in South Africa is planning an online auction of rhino horns to capitalise on a court ruling that opened the way to domestic trade despite an international ban imposed to curb poaching. The sale of rhino horns by breeder John Hume, to be held in August, will …
Last week’s killing of an 11-year-old white rhino in a KwaZulu-Natal park has pushed up the province’s death toll. The rhino, named Maxine, was brought to the Natal Lion Park in Camperdown as an orphan and raised there. She was killed early on Tuesday morning. Tell a friend Maxine, the …
Cape Town - The relentless rhino poaching onslaught across Africa shows no signs of letting up and staggering statistics released earlier on Tuesday indicate South Africa is on track to lose more than one thousand rhino for the fifth straight year in a row. The reminder of ‘worse to come’ …
First there was a clampdown on rhino poaching statistics. Now the same is happening with information on elephant ivory poaching. SA National Parks has refused to provide statistics on how many elephants have been poached in the Kruger National Park this year, referring queries instead to the national Department of …
The sun has set over the scrubby savannah. The moon is full. It is time for Ryan Tate and his men to go to work. In camouflage fatigues, they check their weapons and head to the vehicles. Somewhere beyond the ring of light cast by the campfire, out in the …
On Monday, the Nepalese government set fire to more than 4,000 items of confiscated wildlife parts in an attempt to demonstrate zero tolerance for the illegal wildlife trade. The stockpile included parts from 48 species, including 67 tiger skins, 418 common leopard skins, 354 elephant tails, 15 bear gallbladders, 357 …
After the launch of the song,'We have to stand together or we will lose them forever', musicians, Elemotho, Oteya, Esme, and Meta Tjiho are going to team up yet again and release a video of their song. The song was released on World Rhino Day 2016 and was given significant …
Windhoek — The Ministry of Environment and Tourism has revealed that they arrested more than 222 suspects for poaching and illegal possession of either rhino horns or elephant tusks in 2016. Minister of Environment and Tourism Pohamba Shifeta made the revelations on Friday during the ministry's belated annual staff meeting, …
The head of Zimbabwe's wildlife authority has been fired following the disappearance of rhino horns worth $3 million two years ago, it was reported on Sunday. Edson Chidziya was suspended last year on full pay after he was accused of failing to alert the police when it was discovered that …
Around 20 endangered eastern black rhinos are returning in an “extraordinary homecoming” to Rwanda after the species disappeared from the country 10 years ago, the African Parks organisation has said. The rhinos are being moved from South Africa to the Akagera national park in eastern Rwanda, according to the non-profit …
Many conservationists are becoming increasingly alarmed about a spate of controversial proposals by Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa they feel could jeopardise attempts to conserve the Big Five animals. Over the past two months Molewa has published draft regulations which, if approved, would allow the export of 800 lion skeletons …
Almost half of the Unesco world heritage sites designated for their importance to nature are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade, a WWF report has said. Poaching, illegal logging and fishing, and the trafficking of rare species are plaguing 45% of the world’s most precious natural areas, the report from …
