“Rhino poaching and rhino horn trafficking are not simply environmental issues, they represent threats to the very fabric of our society.” The annual poaching figure is a sharp increase from the 668 ...
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 ...
By Kristine Sabillo A South African court has sentenced a Democratic Republic of Congo national named Francis Kipampa to 18 years’ imprisonment for his involvement in money laundering linked to ...
High-ranking rhino horn trafficker, Francis Kipampa of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, recently received an 18-year prison sentence for money laundering offences related to rhino poaching.
Vietnam’s apparent reluctance to share DNA samples of smuggled horns with South Africa ... recognised as a primary driver of the rhino poaching crisis. The issue is due to be interrogated ...
Fifteen people accused of financial crimes related to rhino poaching briefly appeared in ... Biodiversity Act of 2004 relating to dealing in rhino horns and other charges. They have been awaiting ...
Fifteen people accused of financial crimes related to rhino poaching briefly appeared in ... Secton 57 of Nemba relating to dealing in rhino horns and other charges. They have been awaiting ...
15, Kipampa pleaded guilty at the Middelburg Regional Court to all charges including conspiring to traffic rhino horns, money laundering ... s exact role is in the poaching syndicate without ...