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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 [...]
Thanks to the rampant illegal slaughter of rhinos for their horns, rhinos have the unfortunate distinction of being one of the most endangered animals on earth.
Over the last 40 years, the world’s overall rhinoceros population has declined by over 90% – and if not for dedicated conservation efforts over the last 100 years, it [...]
All hope for saving the Northern white rhinos from extinction is resting squarely on the shoulders of the ‘Fab Four’ – Sudan, Suni, Najin, and Fatu.
Now that the Northern white rhinos have settled into their new home at Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy, experts hope they are in the mood for love – with Southern [...]
New information suggests that the Northern white rhino is a distinct species, not a subspecies.
An exciting new study has re-assessed the taxonomy of the Northern white rhino and the Southern white rhino – and found they are actually two distinct species.
The fab four – Sudan, Suni, Najin, and Fatu – made an appearance on American television this morning. Here’s the video:
The segment about the Northern white rhinos on NBC’s “Today Show” was too short and watered down (what do you expect – it’s a morning show for mommies), but it was good to see these [...]
12 suspected rhino poachers and rhino horn buyers have been arrested in Kenya following the killing of a female Southern white rhino on a private ranch.
A manhunt in central Kenya has resulted in the arrest of 12 suspected rhino poachers and rhino horn buyers, after a 10-year old female Southern white rhino was shot at [...]
Four of the world’s only known eight Northern white rhinos have arrived in Kenya to begin new lives at Ol Pejeta Conservancy – the last hope to save this critically endangered rhino subspecies.
Good news – and a sigh of relief! Sudan, Suni, Najin and Fatu have landed safely in Kenya after being flown from ZOO [...]
Four of the world’s eight surviving Northern white rhinos are about to be flown from ZOO Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic to Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
This weekend, Northern white rhinos Sudan, Suni, Najin, and Fatu will begin the journey of a lifetime: A new life in Kenya – and the last hope for one [...]
Rhino experts are divided in potential plans to salvage the genes of the world’s last eight Northern white rhinos.
Now believed extinct in the wild, the world’s only surviving Northern white rhinos are currently in captivity in just two locations: ZOO Dvůr Králové in the Czech Republic and San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park.
