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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Rhino census from Tuesday
Jorhat: The rhino census in Kaziranga National Park will begin with a four-day programme from March 24. Divisional forest officer (Kaziranga) S K Seal Sharma said, "The census will start on March 24
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Centre’s move to stop rhino poaching in KNP
NEW DELHI, March 17 – Admitting that rhino poaching in the Kaziranga National Park is a big problem, Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar said the government has taken a slew of pro-active
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Rhino numbers rise in West Bengal
Latest survey shows the number at 250 in two of the State’s national parks West Bengal is now home to the second highest population of the one-horned rhinoceros in the country after Assam, with the
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Africa: Human-Induced Factors Continue to Cause Biodiversity Decline in Africa, According to Preview of UNEP Report
Cairo — The ongoing loss of biodiversity in Africa is driven by a combination of human-induced factors, including a rising demand for and consumption of natural resources and pollution created by urbanization
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Rhinos to Macaws Seen at Risk in $10 Billion Wildlife Trade
Wildlife crime worth as much as $10 billion annually threatens the existence of mammals, birds and trees ranging from rhinos to Spix’s macaws and rosewood, the United Nations said. “Wildlife and forest
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China's illegal ivory traders exploiting online market
China’s booming e-commerce websites have carried thousands of advertisements for illegal wildlife products including ivory, rhino horn and tiger bone, a wildlife trade monitoring network said on Tuesday.
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Zimbabwe: Two black rhinos poisoned as illegal poaching continues in Africa
The two animals were discovered at a waterhole near Chipinge, 400 kilometres from Harare, news agency Sapa reported. Their carcasses were found before poachers had time to completely remove the horns,
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Assam Governor summons Forest Minister over rhino poaching
Assam Forest Minister Atuwa Munda decided to ignore an urgent summons from Assam Governor PB Acharya to meet him at the Raj Bhavan here yesterday citing prior engagement, but the director of Kaziranga
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Stop rhino killing or quit, governor tells forest minister
Assam governor P.B. Acharya here on Sunday asked the state forest minister to submit report in writing on failure of his department in stopping the rampant killing of precious one-horn rhino in Kaziranga
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World's first all-female patrol protecting South Africa's rhinos
Unarmed Black Mambas recruited from local communities are guarding nature reserve inside the Greater Kruger national park The battle against the poaching that kills a rhino every seven hours in South