The Western black rhino was declared extinct in 2011, with the primary cause identified as poaching. All five remaining rhino species are currently listed as threatened. In the vast Kruger ...

Global demand for the horns fuels both crude poaching networks in southern African countries (the heartland of the black rhino) and larger organised crime networks. Photojournalist Brent Stirton is ...

The President Can Act Unilaterally to Defend America Abroad It’s 500 years since rhinos captured the Western imagination ... and short-sighted business of rhino poaching. Dürer was then ...

driven by the lucrative black market for their horns. Poaching devastates the rhino population and has broader ecological and socio-economic implications. This article delves into the grim reality ...

A total of 333 rhinos were poached in South Africa during 2010. So far this year 89 have been killed, including 6 critically endangered black rhinos. “South African authorities have recognized rhino ...

In that month alone, the province lost 27 rhinos. “Fortunately, the provincial anti-rhino poaching team responded swiftly, intercepting the new syndicate and preventing further losses.

A viral video of a baby black ... illegal poaching. When talking about cute animals, rhinos might not be the first creatures that come to mind—but a viral video of a baby black rhino named ...

The rifle shot boomed through the darkening forest just as Damien Mander arrived at his campfire after a long day training game ranger recruits in western ... a pregnant black rhinoceros, and ...

JOHANNESBURG, March 6 (Reuters) - South Africa recorded a roughly 16% drop in rhino poaching last year ... nearly half of the critically-endangered black rhino population in Africa and to the ...

The latest rhino poaching report has revealed a decrease in poaching numbers in South Africa, but concerns remain as certain areas continue to see escalating poaching activities. The report ...

However, total rhino numbers have been dropping dramatically since around 2008, the year poaching began to escalate significantly in South Africa – reaching an annual killing rate of more than ...