President Obama is launching a new initiative to combat Africa’s illegal wildlife trade crisis, which will include $10 million “specifically earmarked” for addressing the issue. […]
Category: Rhinos
Strange Twist in China ‘Rhino Horn Farming’ Scheme
It seems there is a somewhat odd development in the story of live rhinos exported from South Africa to China for a “pharmaceutical breeding” enterprise, […]
Royals Speak Out Against Wildlife Trafficking
Prince Charles and Prince William are calling upon world leaders to place the battle against wildlife trafficking at the top of the global agenda. At […]
South Africa: 313 Rhinos Killed in 134 Days
The number of rhinos illegally killed in South Africa during the first 134 days of 2013 has reached a staggering 313 — just 20 less […]
More Woes for South Africa’s Rhino ‘Industry’
A South African veterinarian is under investigation for the “gruesome” dehorning of rhinos, while a rhino has died less than a year after being sold […]
‘Operation Crash’ Update: US Sentences Rhino Horn Traffickers to Prison
A federal judge has sentenced Vinh Chuong “Jimmy” Kha, and Felix Kha, to 42 and 46 months in prison for their involvement with a rhino […]
Nepal: Rhino Horn and Pangolin Smugglers Arrested
In less than a month’s time, Nepalese authorities have rounded up 12 suspects in three separate incidents for smuggling rhino horns and pangolin scales. On […]
South Africa: 232 Rhinos Killed in 107 Days
The illegal rhino horn trade has claimed the lives of at least 232 rhinos in South Africa during the first 107 days of 2013, according […]
Vietnam: Making it Socially Unacceptable to Use Rhino Horn
Education for Nature-Vietnam — a Vietnamese NGO — is leading the charge to stop the consumption of rhino horn with a campaign to increase negative […]
‘Operation Crash’: Chinese Business Exec Pleads Guilty to Rhino Horn Trafficking
Shusen Wei, the founder of Dongying Yisheng Petroleum Product Sales Co. Ltd. and Vice Chairman of the local Dongying Chamber of Commerce, has pleaded guilty […]