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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Delta bans shipments of trophies of lions, other big game
Delta Air Lines Inc banned shipments of lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies on its aircraft on Monday amid international outrage over the killing of Zimbabwe's most famous lion by
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Villagers step in to save Kaziranga rhinos
Vigilant people living in fringe areas of the Kaziranga National Park (KNP), a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Assam, are making a significant contribution in protecting endangered one-horned rhinoceros
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UN adopts resolution to attack wildlife crime
Faced with an unprecedented surge in wildlife crime, the UN this week adopted a historic resolution committing all countries to ramp up their collective efforts to end the global poaching crisis and tackle
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Tanzania: Holistic Approach in War Against Poaching Crucial
The anti-poaching campaign received a boost on Sunday, following a donation of various equipment from China that includes vehicles, generators and telescopes worth 2.6bn/-. Presenting the donation,
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Namibia Says No to Destroying Its Huge Ivory and Rhino Horn Stockpile
Pohamba Shifeta, Namibia’s Minister of Environment and Tourism, said the country will not destroy its stockpile of ivory and rhino horns—a measure adopted by other countries in Africa and elsewhere to
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Rhinos, Tigers May Be Protected by Heart Monitor Tracking Device
Rhinos, tigers and elephants could be saved from poachers by their own heart beats, a global-tracking device and a video camera. “The heart rate monitor triggers the alarm the instant a poaching event
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One-horned rhino suggested as national animal
KHOTANG, July 20: At a program organized for colleting feedback for the new constitution, teacher Khagendra Rai has suggested that one-horned rhino should be coined as the national animal in the new constitution.
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Zero poaching fiscal year of Rhino in Chitwan
The Chitwan National Park has marked the Fiscal Year 2014/15 as zero poaching year of Rhino in the park. Not a single Rhino lost its life to poaching in the park as well as in the forest area of the
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South Africa: Eighty Per Cent of Kruger Poachers Are Mozambican
About eighty per cent of the poachers arrested by the South African authorities in the Kruger National Park are Mozambicans, according to William Mabassa, of the public relations service of the Kruger
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Mozambique: Tonnes of Ivory and Rhino Horns Incinerated
Maputo — The Mozambican authorities on Monday incinerated in Maputo over 2.4 tonnes of ivory and rhinoceros horns seized from poaching gangs. In all, 618 elephant tusks (weighing 2.2 tonnes) and 86