By Melanie Verwoerd, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust. When it comes to statistics, the devil is always in the detail – or in the spin, […]
Tag: rhino poaching
Rhino Hunting is Not Compatible with Conservation
by David Bilchitz, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust South Africa’s official approach to rhino conservation involves a contradiction. While calling for the protection of rhinos […]
Rhino Poaching in South Africa Declining, But Still Too Soon to Celebrate
By Adam Cruise, courtesy of Conservation Action Trust South Africa has announced its first decrease in rhino poaching since 2007: “We are pleased to announce […]
Rhino Horn Trafficking: Market-Based Solutions Under Scrutiny [Podcast]
In Episode 38 of the Behind the Schemes podcast, our guest is Dr. Ronald Orenstein and we’re taking a closer look at market-based responses to […]
Wildlife Trade Experts Oppose Use of Synthetic Rhino Horn as Anti-Poaching Measure
HANOI – A coalition of wildlife non-governmental organisations actively combating the illegal rhino horn trade has declared its opposition to the use of bioengineered rhino […]
Culture of Secrecy Hampers Namibia’s Efforts to Protect Rhinos
Courtesy of Conservation Action Trust Cape Town – 29 January 2015 – The Save the Rhino Trust (SRT) of Namibia has launched an internal investigation […]
Nepal: First Rhino Killed in 15 Months
For the first time since February 2013, a rhino was gunned down by wildlife traffickers in Nepal. The killing occurred on May 2, in the […]
Oil Company Begins Tests In Virunga National Park, Chief Warden Survives Shooting
British petroleum conglomerate SOCO International PLC began seismic tests in Lake Edward, Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on April 26. […]
Operation Crash: California Duo Indicted for Illegal Rhino Horn Sale
Two San Francisco Bay Area men, identified as Edward N. Levine of Mill Valley and Lumsden W. Quan of San Francisco, were formally charged with […]
Proposed Highway Plans to Cut Through Nepal’s Chitwan National Park
Chitwan National Park in Nepal, a safe haven for endangered species and exemplary conservation initiative, has recently come under threat from a proposed transportation project. […]