Mafikeng, South Africa (CNN)-- Across the South African bushveld a small white helicopter chased a rhino, one of Africa's most endangered animals. Eventually, over the din of the chopper blades ...

South Africa continues to see a downward trend in rhino poaching, with statistics showing that 420 of the animals were ...

driven by the lucrative black market for their horns. Poaching devastates the rhino population and has broader ecological and socio-economic implications. This article delves into the grim reality ...

Poachers should be shown no leniency.” Rhino poaching is being fueled by demand for horns in Asia, where they are highly valued for traditional medicine, although rhino horn has no scientifically ...

By removing rhino horns, these guardians of nature are providing a lifeline to these majestic creatures, ensuring their survival for future generations.The Rhino Poaching CrisisRhinos have long been ...

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 ...

Rhino horns are poached for use around the world ... making it an "elegant solution to a very real problem", said Futurism. Poaching is a "significant problem" in South Africa, which is home ...

Internationally, the rhino horn trade was banned by the ... incentives for poachers to risk their lives to acquire horns through poaching." A year after the ban was passed, South Africa lost ...

The global rhino population has fallen by 95% since 1900, mainly due to poaching. Now an atomic approach is being used to ...

Rhino poaching had once been epidemic in Africa, with tens of thousands of animals slaughtered and whole countries stripped of the animals, largely to obtain horns used for traditional medicines ...

Poaching crews often pay trackers to find ... have been implicated in plots to smuggle horns out of the country. Not all rhino horns enter Vietnam illegally. South African law, which complies ...

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, which ...