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
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2 rhinos poached in 4 days in Kaziranga
Jorhat/Guwahati: Assam's Kaziranga National Park has lost two rhinos to poachers in four days. With this, the number of rhinos killed this month has risen to three. One rhino was killed and de-horned
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Rhino Poaching Declines Slightly In South Africa But Increases Overall Across Continent
Rhino poaching in South Africa has decreased for the first time since 2007, experts say. Compared to the 1,215 rhinos illegally killed in 2014, only 1,175 rhinos were lost in 2015. This slight improvement,
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Kaziranga lost 2nd rhino to poachers in two weeks
GUWAHATI: Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco world heritage site about 250km from here, lost its second rhino to poachers in two weeks on the first month of new year. The latest rhino was poached on Sunday,
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No, South Africa hasn't turned the tide on its rhino poaching crisis
The announcement that South African rhino poaching deaths fell slightly in 2015 adds a misleading gloss to another devastating year in which criminal gangs expanded their operations into new, even more
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CITES calls for action to maintain pressure on illegal ivory trade
CITES called on Tanzania and Mozambique – both of which have lost more than half their elephants since 2009 – to take critical steps against ivory trafficking before its next meeting in September. Meanwhile,
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Rhino poaching surged in Zimbabwe in 2015- Conservation group
The number of rhinos killed by poachers in Zimbabwe more than doubled last year to at least 50, a rhino conservation group has said. Zimbabwe experienced high levels of rhino poaching in 2008 and 2009,
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Camera trap system could help fight against poaching
The Zoological Society London (ZSL), whose mission is to promote and achieve the world-wide conservation of animals and their habitats, says it may have taken a step closer to fulfilling that with the
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Rhinos "could be extinct within 10 years"
They have existed for more than 50 million years , but now Africa's rhino population is on the verge of disappearing. The biggest threat is poaching fuelled by huge demand for the animal's horn in traditional
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Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Number of lions in the country, 07/12/2015
Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Number of lions in the country, 07/12/2015. The census of all wild animals is not undertaken in the country. However census of tiger is undertaken at the national level
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NGT orders surprise inspection of road abutting Kaziranga park
The tribunal has also asked about the steps taken by the State of Assam to prevent animal deaths on roads caused due to vehicular traffic The sad state of affairs at the Kaziranga National Park in Assam,