A “wildlife crime scorecard” released by WWF reveals that laws prohibiting commercial trade in rhinos, tigers, and elephants remain poorly enforced throughout Asia and Africa. […]
Category: Rhinos
South Africa: Chinese National Gets 8 Years for Rhino Horn Possession
A Chinese national identified as Xiaja Chen has been sentenced by a South African court to eight years in prison for illegal possession of rhino […]
South African Game Farmers Killing Their Own Rhinos ‘for Profit’
Law enforcement authorities in South Africa say that game farmers and reserve owners are killing their own rhinos and selling the horns. Those involved in […]
How Will China’s Slowing Economy Impact Endangered Wildlife?
The rise of China as an economic superpower has impacted the entire world — including wildlife. Although economists and investors have been studying — and […]
Malaysia’s Imperiled Wildlife Snubbed, Gov’t to Spend Millions on ‘Panda Diplomacy’
Rather than allocate funds for its own imperiled species such as Sumatran rhinos, Malayan tigers and tapirs, Borneo pygmy elephants, turtles and tortoises, orangutans, sun […]
It’s a Boy! Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhino Born in Indonesia
History has been made at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia, where Ratu has reportedly given birth to a healthy male calf! Widodo Ramono from […]
Concern Grows Around South Africa’s Tiger Trade
When wildlife enthusiasts think of Africa’s majestic big cats, tigers are not typically at the forefront of their minds. But the Asian felines are a […]
2012 Declared International Year of the Rhino
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has declared June 5th, 2012, as the beginning of the International Year of the Rhino. It is a fitting […]
U.S. Senate Hearing: Elephant Killings, Ivory Trade Undermining Global Security
The global implications of illegal ivory and rhino horn trafficking were examined during the United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing held on May […]
The Lion Bone’s Connected to the … Rhino Horn?
International concern is growing around South African game industry insiders who are dabbling in illicit rhino horn and lion bone trade. With fewer than 4,000 […]