Rhinos have a royal friend in Prince William, who told BBC News that those who participate in the illegal rhino horn trade are “extremely ignorant, selfish, and utterly wrong”.
Browsing the archives for the Black Rhino category
19 Jun 12
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Black Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Prince William, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Tanzania, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam
Tagged Black Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Prince William, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Tanzania, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam
6 Jun 12
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has declared June 5th, 2012, as the beginning of the International Year of the Rhino. It is a fitting proclamation, as Indonesia is home to the world’s rarest rhino species: Javan and Sumatran rhinos.
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Borneo Rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Sumatran Rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged 2012 Year of the Rhino, Africa, Asia, Black Rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Indonesia, International Year of the Rhino, Javan rhinos, Northern White Rhino, Sumatran rhinos, white rhino
Tagged 2012 Year of the Rhino, Africa, Asia, Black Rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Indonesia, International Year of the Rhino, Javan rhinos, Northern White Rhino, Sumatran rhinos, white rhino
1 Jun 12
A mother rhino and her four-month-old calf were found slain in Zimbabwe’s Gwayi Conservancy Area.
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Chinese footprint in Africa, Chinese mining, critically endangered species, gold panners Zimbabwe, Gwayi Conservancy Area, Hwange National Park, illegal rhino horn trade, Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, Zimbabwe
Tagged Chinese footprint in Africa, Chinese mining, critically endangered species, gold panners Zimbabwe, Gwayi Conservancy Area, Hwange National Park, illegal rhino horn trade, Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, Zimbabwe
22 May 12
South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs has announced that the 2012 rhino death toll has already reached a staggering 220.
8 May 12
According to the latest news released by South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs, the country’s rhino death toll has risen to 210 since the beginning of the year.
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
30 Apr 12
South Africa’s rhino death toll has risen to at least 199 since the start of 2012, according to the most recent statement made by the country’s Department of Environmental Affairs.
16 Apr 12
Tragedies in Kenya. Security has been increased in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Solio Ranch, following the recent discovery of two separate rhino killing incidents. 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 [...]
10 Apr 12
Although the notion of “legalizing” the trade in rhino horn has recently been touted as a “solution” to the rhino crisis, it turns out that the same agenda was proposed 15 years ago — during a year when four rhinos were killed in South Africa.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Borneo Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, Black Rhino, China, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, legal rhino horn trade, legalised rhino horn trade, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, Black Rhino, China, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, legal rhino horn trade, legalised rhino horn trade, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting
27 Mar 12
A quick follow up to the shocking news that the KAZA partner states planned to “sell rhino horn powder in clinics and pharmacies”, as reported earlier this week in South Africa: Reliable sources close to the situation have indicated that this information is an unsubstantiated rumor.
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, White Rhinos
Tagged Angola, Botswana, illegal rhino horn trade, Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Are, KAZA-TFCA, Namibia, Rhino Horn, rhino horn powder, Rhino Poaching, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Tagged Angola, Botswana, illegal rhino horn trade, Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Are, KAZA-TFCA, Namibia, Rhino Horn, rhino horn powder, Rhino Poaching, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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BTS Podcast- Rhino Horn Trafficking in India March 29, 2013This week, we are talking with Dr. Bibhab Talukdar, Chair of the IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group. […]
- South Africa's Rhino Horn Dealers February 27, 2013This week, we are talking with Julian Rademeyer, author of Killing for Proft: Exposing the Illegal Rhino Horn Trade. […]
- Big Carnivores in Big Trouble: Polar Bears and African Lions February 22, 2013This week, we are talking with Dr. Pieter Kat and Chris MacSween from Lion Aid about trade in African lions, and the upcoming CITES polar bear decision. […]
- Rhino Horn Trafficking in India March 29, 2013
