Browsing the archives for the Greater One-Horned Rhino category

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. [...]

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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Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, baby boom, baby rhino, Bardia National Park, Chitwan National Park, Greater One-Horned Rhino, hukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, Indian rhino, Nepal, rhino, rhino calf, Rhino Conservation, Rhinoceros unicornis

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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Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, China, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, India, Indian rhino, Orang National Park, poacher, Poaching, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam

19 Jul 10

Nepal Youth Organization Calls for Lifetime Jail Sentences for Rhino Poachers

University students in Nepal are urging the government to award life sentences to rhino poachers.

Students from several universities in Nepal gathered last week to demand that the government amend the National Park and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1973 in order to impose life sentences for the crime of rhino poaching.

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16 Jul 10

Lost Baby Rhino Reunited with Mother in Haldibari Reserve Forest, Assam

The Assam Forest Department returned a baby rhino to her mother after the two became separated.

Assam forest officials and a team from the Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) rescued a 45-day-old rhino calf from a trench and reunited her with her mother in Haldibari Reserve Forest .

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Tagged Asia, Assam, baby rhino, calf, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Haldibari Reserve Forest, India, Indian rhino, Kaziranga National Park, rhino, Rhino Conservation, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis

14 Jul 10

Rhinos in Chitwan National Park, Nepal: A Fabulous Photo Gallery!

Thanks to Suman Bhattarai of PARC/Nepal for providing these beautiful photos of greater one-horned rhinos in Chitwan National Park.

Our wonderful friend Suman Bhattarai of Partnership for Rhino Conservation (PARC/Nepal) has provided us with these fantastic photos of greater one-horned rhinos (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Chitwan National Park. Enjoy!

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Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Nepal, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, rhino photo gallery, rhino photos, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, superstition

13 Jul 10

Three Arrested in Nepal for Smuggling Rhino Horn

Kathmandu police have made three arrests and confiscated a rhino horn.

Police officers deployed by the Metropolitan Police Crime Division in Kathmandu have arrested three people involved in a rhino horn smuggling operation, and confiscated a rhino horn. The trio had attempted to sell the horn for Rs. 1.8 million (USD $38,553).

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29 Jun 10

Trio Busted in West Bengal for Attempting to Sell Rhino Horn

Three people were arrested in West Bengal when they attempted to sell a rhino horn to undercover officers.
A rhino horn was recovered and three people were arrested in Siliguri, West Bengal, when they attempted to sell the horn to undercover police officers posing as rhino horn buyers.
The trio was identified as Mani Kumar Tamang and [...]

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Rhino Conservation: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine

Raising public awareness about the illegal rhino horn trade.