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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 ...

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 ...

South Africa recorded a significant decline in rhino poaching in 2024, with 420 animals killed for their horns compared to 499 the previous year—a roughly 16% decrease, according to the country ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

The first online rhino auction in South Africa wasn’t a success. This has done very little to help rhinos. It may, in fact, encourage more poaching as demand has not slowed down. The rhino horn ...

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 ...

South Africa recorded a 15% decrease in rhino poaching last year, with 420 rhinos killed, compared with the 499 killed in 2023. Of those, 320 were killed on state properties and 100 on privately ...