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Category: Rhinos
South Africa’s Rhino Horn Trade Scheme Trounced by Economics
Supporters of South Africa’s push to legalize rhino horn trade are fond of saying that the position is one of economics — but expert scrutiny […]
Truth Can Be Stranger Than Fiction: The Rhino Horn and Ivory Trade Paradigm
by Ian Michler, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust, South Africa It was Mark Twain who observed that “truth is stranger than fiction”, although some will […]
World Leaders Gather at International Wildlife Trafficking Symposium in London
World leaders from 50 countries will have an unprecedented opportunity to develop a coordinated global response to the illegal wildlife trade as they convene for […]
Asian Rhino Range Countries Support Continued Ban on Rhino Horn Trade
Solidarity: The five Asian rhino range states of Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Nepal are standing firmly behind the international ban on rhino horn trade. […]
Singapore and Thailand Customs Each Seize 22kg Rhino Horn
Article courtesy of Dr Chris R. Shepherd, Regional Director, TRAFFIC Southeast Asia 20th January 2014 – Customs officers in Singapore and Thailand have both recorded […]
$1.5 Million Black Rhino Horn Seizure in Singapore
19 January 2014, Singapore – World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Singapore and TRAFFIC in Southeast Asia applaud the vigilant work of Singapore Customs in […]
Questionable ‘Science’ Behind Controversial Rhino Hunt Auction
The rationale behind the permit to hunt a black rhino in Namibia — which fetched $350,000 at an auction held by the Dallas Safari Club […]
U.S. Sentences Rhino Horn Trafficker Michael Slattery Jr. to Prison
On January 10, 2014, U.S. District Judge John Gleeson of the Eastern District of New York sentenced Irish national Michael Slattery Jr. to 14 months […]
Marvel’s ‘Savage Wolverine’ Tackles Rhino Horn, Ivory Trafficking
In the latter part of 2013, the wildlife trafficking crisis crossed over to pop culture, with rhino horn and ivory trafficking taking center stage of […]