Education for Nature-Vietnam — a Vietnamese NGO — is leading the charge to stop the consumption of rhino horn with a campaign to increase negative […]
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‘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 […]
South Africa: 188 Rhinos Killed in 85 Days
At least 188 rhinos were killed in South Africa during the first quarter of 2013, according to the country’s Department of Environmental Affairs. Of the […]
Both Good and Bad News for India’s Rhinos
India is home to more than 70 percent of the world’s greater one-horned rhinoceros population, and the latest census has revealed that the numbers of […]
CITES CoP16 Round Up and Commentary
The 16th Conference of the Parties (CoP16) to CITES concluded in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 14th, 2013, with mixed results for the world’s most threatened […]
South Africa: 128 Rhinos Killed in 58 Days
South Africa continues to be the epicenter of the global rhino crisis, with 128 rhinos massacred in the first 58 days of 2013. 92 of […]
‘Operation Crash’: NY Antiques Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Rhino Horn Trafficking
Manhattan antiques dealer David Hausman will spend six months in jail followed by one year of supervised release for his role in the trafficking of […]
U.S. ‘Operation Crash’ Nets Three More Rhino Horn Traffickers
Three suspects identified as Zhifei Li, Shusen Wei, and Qing Wang have been arrested and charged as a result of “Operation Crash”, an ongoing nationwide […]
South Africa: 82 Rhinos Killed in 37 Days
South Africa’s rhino death toll has climbed to a staggering 82 rhinos killed during the first 37 days of 2013. A South Africa National Parks […]
South Africa: 57 Rhinos Killed in 31 Days
At least 57 rhinos have been massacred in South Africa during the first 31 days of 2013, according to the Department of Environmental Affairs. Of […]