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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Female anti-poaching unit in South Africa gets UN award
A mostly female anti-poaching unit from South Africa has won a top environmental award at the United Nations. Dressed in boots and camouflage uniforms, two members of the Black Mamba group received
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South Africa: Judgment Reserved On Rhino Horn Trade Moratorium
A full bench of the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday reserved judgment in a bid by two rhino breeders to set aside the government's moratorium on rhino horn trading. John Hume has blamed the sharp
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Sumatran rhinos likely to become extinct, conservationists warn
Conservation group IUCN wants Indonesia and international donors to take urgent action to save ‘weirdest of all rhinos’ Earth’s last remaining Sumatran rhinos are edging perilously close to extinction,
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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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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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Assam floods hit 9 lakh, rhino parks bear brunt
The flood situation continues to remain grim in Assam with rivers still showing rising trend, inundating new areas in many parts of the state. The situation is particularly worse in Marigaon, Dhemaji,
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Flood deluge Kaziranga and Pabitora Park
Guwahati: The current wave of flood has inundated two very important wildlife protection areas in the state, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) and Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, in Assam besides so far affecting
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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