Authorities from two law enforcement agencies arrested two suspected rhino killers in Kaziranga National Park.
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12 May 12
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Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Altaf Hussain, Assam, Dilowar Hussain, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Kaziranga National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Altaf Hussain, Assam, Dilowar Hussain, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Kaziranga National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine
7 May 12
Nepal authorities have arrested two rhino horn dealers identified as Tej BK and Pramod Adhikari. Staff WriterSaving Rhinos website: savingrhinos.org | Blog: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine | Web series and podcast: Behind the Schemes | World Rhino Day: worldrhinoday.org |More Posts – Website – Twitter – Facebook
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Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asian rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Kathmandu, Nepal, Pramod Adhikari, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Tej BK, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Asian rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Kathmandu, Nepal, Pramod Adhikari, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Tej BK, traditional Chinese medicine
7 May 12
While traditional Chinese “cure-alls” sometimes include endangered species such as rhinos, tigers, and pangolins, the Eastern folk medicine craze has recently become even creepier, as South Korean customs officials have found it necessary to crack down on traffickers of “Chinese-made capsules made from dead human babies”.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn
Tagged China, Chinese, Chinese dead baby capsules, critically endangered species, human flesh capsules, pangolin scales, Rhino Horn, superstition, tiger bones, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged China, Chinese, Chinese dead baby capsules, critically endangered species, human flesh capsules, pangolin scales, Rhino Horn, superstition, tiger bones, traditional Chinese medicine
4 May 12
Park authorities in Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park have compiled an incredible video which features footage of more than 30 Javan rhinos — nearly the entire population of this critically endangered species.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Conservation
Tagged Asian rhino, critically endangered species, Indonesia, Java, Javan Rhino, javan rhino video, Rhino Conservation, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, Ujung Kulon National Park
Tagged Asian rhino, critically endangered species, Indonesia, Java, Javan Rhino, javan rhino video, Rhino Conservation, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, Ujung Kulon National Park
3 May 12
World-famous drummer and former Beatle Ringo Starr is helping to raise awareness about the rhino crisis.
2 May 12
The International Rhino Foundation has set an ambitious target of raising $10,000 on “Cinco de Rhino” — May 5th — and you can help make it happen!
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Borneo Rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged #cincoderhino2012, African Rhinos, Asian rhino, Cinco de Rhino, cincoderhino, International Rhino Foundation, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation
Tagged #cincoderhino2012, African Rhinos, Asian rhino, Cinco de Rhino, cincoderhino, International Rhino Foundation, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation
1 May 12
Acting on intelligence reports, Kaziranga forest officials have arrested two individuals identified as Rupam Kutum and Manoj Pegu, believed to be part of a rhino-killing gang operating in India.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asian rhino, Assam, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Kaziranga National Park, Manoj Pegu, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rupam Kutum, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Asian rhino, Assam, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Kaziranga National Park, Manoj Pegu, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rupam Kutum, traditional Chinese medicine
24 Apr 12
For the second time this month, Nepal’s Central Investigation Bureau has successfully nabbed a gang of rhino horn racketeers.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Keshav Bahadur Rokka, Krishna Bahadur Dhital, Nepal, Ram Bahadur Gurung, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rudra Bahadur KC, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Keshav Bahadur Rokka, Krishna Bahadur Dhital, Nepal, Ram Bahadur Gurung, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rudra Bahadur KC, traditional Chinese medicine
23 Apr 12
The world’s only population of Javan rhinos will now be more closely monitored, thanks to the quadrupling of video camera traps by the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) and WWF.
17 Apr 12
Greater-one horned rhinos at risk. A greater one-horned rhino was killed last week in the Bagori forest range of Kaziranga National Park, bringing India’s rhino death toll to at least five. Staff WriterSaving Rhinos website: savingrhinos.org | Blog: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine | Web series and podcast: Behind the Schemes | World Rhino Day: [...]
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