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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 ...
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Most of the poaching takes place in South Africa, where the very system that helped build up the world’s largest rhino population is now making those same animals more vulnerable. Legal trophy ...
Rhino poaching in South Africa was 15 per cent higher in 2021 than the preceding year as coronavirus restrictions that limited movement were eased, official figures showed Tuesday. A total of 451 ...
South Africa's rhino poaching declined by 16 percent last year when a total of 420 rhinos were poached for their horns, 79 less than those poached in 2023, according to Dion George, minister of ...
The southern white rhino and northern white ... trade again would help decrease poaching. Efforts to do so, however, have so far failed. Nonetheless, South Africa ruled in 2017 to once again ...
The number of rhinos killed in South Africa has dropped ... desirable targets for poaching syndicates. Releasing the latest rhino poaching statistics yesterday (6 March) Environment Minister ...
“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 ...
Members of a major poaching syndicate are due in a South African court Monday to face charges stemming from the killing of rhinos and the trafficking of their horns. The 11 suspects include a safari ...
Cape Town-based independent Rhino Resources is firming up plans to drill half-a-dozen exploration wells onshore South Africa next year in an area known for its natural gas, helium and hydrogen ...
A rise in poaching for rhino horn and increased habitat loss over the last 50 years has decimated rhino populations in Africa, with South Africa representing the epicentre of prohibited wildlife trade ...