21 Feb 12

Watch the Preview! NBC ‘Rock Center’ Tackles S Africa Rhino Crisis #rockcenterrhinos

Tune in to tomorrow’s ‘Rock Center with Brian Williams’ for US coverage of the rhino crisis.

Be sure to catch “Rock Center with Brian Williams” on NBC this Wednesday, February 22^nd, as the episode will feature South Africa’s rhino crisis.

We will be tweeting along while we watch the episode using the hashtag #rockcenterrhinos — please join us.

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15 Feb 12

Exclusive Interview: State of the Sumatran Rhino

Check out the first episode of our new web series, Behind the Schemes.

We recently had the opportunity to speak with Bill Konstant, Program Officer at the International Rhino Foundation. Listen to this exclusive interview to learn all about the “State of the Sumatran Rhino”, which is also the first episode of our new web series, Behind the Schemes.

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Tagged Bill Konstant, Borneo Rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Malaysia, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary

10 Feb 12

Rhino Crimes: Are the Right People Going to Jail?

Alarming trends suggest that continued leniency towards unscrupulous ‘game-industry white guys’ is contributing to South Africa’s rhino crisis.

The recent 25-year jail sentences dealt to three Mozambican nationals convicted of slaughtering rhinos was indeed encouraging news from the battle to save South Africa’s rhinos.

However, it must be noted that proper punishment continues to evade higher-ranking rhino horn profiteers.

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Tagged Africa, China, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam

9 Feb 12

Controversial Rhino Horn Treatment Ends in Tragedy

A rhino has died while undergoing a controversial procedure.

An experimental procedure meant to protect rhinos in South Africa by inserting insecticide into the horns sadly went wrong during a media demonstration, and instead resulted in a rhino’s death.

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Tagged insecticide, poisoning rhino horn, Rhino Horn, rhino horn treatment, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, Spencer

7 Feb 12

Baby on the Way for Sumatran Rhino ‘Ratu’

Wonderful news from Indonesia!

A bundle of joy could be arriving soon at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park: Ratu is now just a few months away from giving birth!

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Tagged Andalas, Asian rhino, Indonesia, Ratu, Rhino Conservation, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran rhino pregnancy, Way Kambas National Park

5 Feb 12

Rhinos at Risk: Is Namibia Next?

“Forewarned, forearmed; to be prepared is half the victory.” — Miguel de Cervantes

Warning signs: Disturbing developments in Namibia could be edging the country’s rhino population closer to danger.

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30 Jan 12

‘Bogus Medicine: China’s Rhino Horn Scheme’ [Video]

Greed!

Why does the demand for rhino horn persist? After all, rhino horn has no proven medicinal value.

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26 Jan 12

Revealed: China’s ‘Rhino Horn Cancer Treatment’ Scheme

In July 2010, we published the first in a series of articles which connected the surging demand for rhino horn to a timeline of developments in China’s traditional medicine industry. And during that time, more than 100 live rhinos were supplied to China by South Africa.

Although it has been widely thought that the rumor of rhino horn’s alleged “cancer-curing” power started in Vietnam, we now strongly suspect that this rumor originated with (or was propagated by) China’s Longhui Pharmaceutical “rhino horn harvesting” project.

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26 Jan 12

Parliamentary #rhinohearing in Cape Town to Address Rhino Crisis

#rhinohearing

Public hearings have just commenced in Cape Town in hopes of finding a solution to the skyrocketing rate of rhino killings that have gripped South Africa. Use the hashtag #rhinohearing to follow breaking news and developments.

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