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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Namibia: Rhino Poaching Continues Unabated
Windhoek — Rhinos continue to die at the hands of suspected poachers in the country's national parks, especially in Etosha. The Director of Regional Services and Parks Management, Colgar Sikopo, yesterday
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RTIs Punch Holes in Javadekar's Claims on Growing Rhino Count
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar's claim that all's well with the country's rhinoceros population is only half the story. While the population of the onehorned rhinoceros is on the rise -2,401 at
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Poachers Kill 12 Rhinos So Far This Year in Namibia
Poachers killed 12 rhinos in Namibia’s Etosha National Park and in north-western Kunene region so far this year, authorities said. Seven rhino carcasses were discovered in Etosha, a prime tourist attraction,
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Census of one-horned rhino kicks off in Parsa
CHITWAN: Officials and experts have started counting one-horned rhinoceros in Parsa from today. The main objective of the project is to ascertain the exact population of rhinos potential threats to
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Now poachers are using Facebook and Twitter to track down rare animals: Gangs scour social media for geo-tagged photos then use co-ordinates to find wildlife
Poachers are using photographs taken by safari tourists to hunt down and kill incredibly rare lions, tigers and elephants by downloading digital data attached to the images revealing the exact locations
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South Africa: White Rhino Management Plan Published for Comment
Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa has published the Biodiversity Management Plan for white rhinoceros in the Government Gazette No. 38619, for public comment. "The gazetting of the management
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South Africa: Comments Sought On Amended Threatened Species Regulations
Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has invited the public to comment on amendments to the Threatened or Protected Species (TOPS) Regulations and species list. "The Department of Environmental
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South Africa Parks Rhino Sale Near Completion as Poaching Rises
South Africa National Parks says its plan to sell and relocate 286 white rhinos is almost complete as it seeks to save the animals from poachers. The rhinos will be moved to private properties with their
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CAG finds holes in Kaziranga security barrier
Large-scale encroachment, aging guards, defective weapons, zero conviction of poachers are bane of KNP The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) had found loopholes in the management plans
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Rhino population in Kaziranga up despite poaching
Rhino population in Kaziranga National Park has registered an increase of 72 even as 54 pachyderms were poached at the world heritage site since 2013. According to the latest rhino census,the animal population