Rhino horns are highly sought after on the black market, where the price per weight is comparable to the cost of gold and cocaine. Arrie Van Deventer, an orphanage founder, noted that cutting off ...

By Spoorthy Raman A South African court in January sentenced four poachers to several years in prison for two separate crimes ...

By expanding their living space, the project has ensured there are significantly more black rhinos today than there otherwise would have been. And more translocations are planned. But extra land and ...

On the other are anti-poaching teams run by the reserves, government agencies, and paramilitary subcontractors. While poaching threatens a number of species, rhinos face a particularly uncertain ...

In this week's podcast, we talk with Gen. Johan Jooste, a former Army general and chief ranger, about anti-poaching efforts in South Africa.

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 black rhino once roamed most of sub-Saharan Africa, but today is on the verge of extinction due to poaching fueled by commercial demand for its horn.

His thoughts flew to Basta, a pregnant black rhinoceros ... The human tracks were especially ominous. Poaching crews often pay trackers to find the rhinos, follow them until dusk, then radio ...

The case against suspected rhino poaching kingpin Dawie Groenewald, his wife and their alleged co-conspirators ... The rhinos were missing their horns, which are of high value on black markets in Asia ...

A small herd of the critically endangered animal still resides in the region and is closely monitored by armed anti-poaching rangers. Black rhinos are solitary animals, but if you're hoping to ...

“The steady decline in rhino poaching in Kruger Park is related to an increase in the intensity of anti-poaching activities ... to protect their white and black rhinos, including sawing ...