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 ...

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 ...

LIMPOPO – The fight against rhino poaching took centre stage at the latest conservation evening hosted by the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) on Wednesday, March 5. Wildlife ...

This is according to Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George, who released the 2024 rhino poaching statistics ... 2023 and 2024. Image: Supplied/Department of Forestry ...

A North East vet Danny De Vries is planning to run the Great North Run in a 10kg rhino suit to raise money for the conservation of the ...

South Africa continues to see a downward trend in rhino poaching, with the 2024 statistics showing that 499 rhinos were poached in 2023, compared to 420 last year -- a decrease of 79. "As we ...

JOHANNESBURG, March 6 (Reuters) - South Africa recorded a roughly 16% drop in rhino poaching last year, with 420 animals killed for their horns versus 499 the previous year, the government said on ...

KwaZulu-Natal’s conservation efforts have been illustrated in the province’s rhino poaching decline and the wattled crane’s downlisting from critically endangered to endangered. Last week ...

The number of rhinos killed illegally in South Africa declined to the lowest since 2020 last year after the province with the greatest concentration of the animals reported fewer poaching incidents.

Rhino poaching in South Africa has shown a decline, though the numbers remain high and concerning. Challenges like porous park fences, staff shortages, and internal collusion need immediate ...

WASHINGTON— The Center for Biological Diversity sent notice today of its intent to sue the Trump administration for abruptly cutting off funding to fight poaching and other international efforts to ..