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10 Sep 10

International Partnership Moves Forward to Provide Safe Haven for Critically Endangered Javan Rhinos

There is hope for the world’s 48 Javan rhinos, thanks to a team of international rhino conservation groups.

An exciting project to expand the habitat of the world’s only viable population of critically endangered Javan rhinos is moving forward, thanks to a coalition of international rhino conservation organizations.

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8 Sep 10

Two Rhino Horn Traders Arrested in Kathmandu, Nepal

Police have busted two people for selling rhino horn in Nepal’s capital.

Two rhino horn traders – believed to have links to a wildlife trading syndicate – were arrested in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The duo was reportedly apprehended after a scuffle between rhino horn buyers and sellers erupted at a hotel in Chabahil.

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6 Sep 10

Standing in Solidarity with Rhinos [Video]

Will you stand in solidarity with the world’s rhinos?

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We will not lower our voices until the world hears the truth: Rhino horn is NOT medicine.

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27 Aug 10

Chinese Court to Decide on Punishment for Rhino Horn Smuggler

The fate of a Chinese rhino horn smuggler is being considered by the Jiangnan District Court.

A public hearing regarding the case of illegally transporting two rhino horns was reportedly held earlier this week in Jiangnan District Court of Nanning City, Guangxi Province.
The prosecuting attorney recommended that the suspect – a TCM practitioner who confessed [...]

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22 Aug 10

Six Rhino Poachers Arrested Over the Weekend in Assam

Authorities have arrested six rhino poachers near Assam’s Orang National Park.

Four rhino poachers were arrested Saturday as they were plotting to kill rhinos in Assam’s Orang National Park. Thanks to a tip, authorities raided a house in Bihudia village, which is located near the edge of the park.
On Sunday, two more poachers were arrested. [...]

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13 Aug 10

Podcast: Saving Rhinos on ‘The WildLife with Laurel Neme’ Radio Talk Show

Listen to a one-hour discussion of the illegal rhino horn trade on The WildLife with Laurel Neme.

Recently, I had the exciting opportunity to be a guest on “The WildLife”, a radio talk show hosted by Dr. Laurel Neme. We discussed the illegal trade in rhino horn and the fact that because rhino horn has no [...]

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10 Aug 10

Rhino Horn and Bear Gall Bladder Smugglers Busted in Nepal

Two rhino horn and bear gall bladder smugglers have been arrested just outside Nepal’s capital.

Undercover police have arrested two members of a wildlife smuggling operation near Kathmandu. The officers posed as buyers and confiscated one rhino horn and two bear gall bladders.
Both rhino horn and bear bile are prized ingredients in traditional Chinese medicine.

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6 Aug 10

Rhino ‘Baby Boom’ in Nepal!

Chitwan National Park has welcomed eight baby rhinos into the world!

Wonderful news: Nepal’s Chitwan National Park is enjoying a ‘baby boom’ of eight newborn rhinos!

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29 Jul 10

Shootout in Orang National Park: Two Rhino Poachers Killed

Forest guards in Orang National Park shot and killed two rhino poachers.

In a midnight gun battle that reportedly lasted half an hour, forest guards in Assam’s Orang National Park managed to shoot and kill two rhino poachers.
Forest officials acted on intelligence reports indicating that a four-member gang had entered the park to kill a rhino, [...]

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20 Jul 10

Revealed: Location of China’s Rhino Farm and ‘Horn Harvesting’ Experiments

Troubling information indicates China is already farming rhinos for horn.

A disturbing proposal from China reveals that “artificial propagation” of rhinos is under way, and the use of rhino horn as an “important raw material” in traditional Chinese medicine is being promoted and encouraged, indicating China is preparing for an attempt to have the ban on [...]

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Rhino Conservation: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine

Raising public awareness about the illegal rhino horn trade.