Poaching devastates the rhino population and has broader ecological and socio-economic implications. This article delves into the grim reality of rhino poaching and underscores the vital ...

In the 1970s and '80s, poaching had devastated the two species. Then China banned rhino horn from traditional medicine, and Yemen forbade its use for ceremonial dagger handles. All signs seemed to ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Conservation & Society Vol. 14, No. 3, 2016 A Review of the Impact of Militarisation... A Review of ...

“Poaching is being undertaken almost without exception by sophisticated criminals, sometimes hunting from helicopters and using automatic weapons,” says Dr. Joseph Okori, WWF’s African Rhino Programme ...

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.

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 ...

This is according to Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George, who released the 2024 rhino poaching statistics to the media yesterday. His concerns were emphasised in a ...