Last night’s highly anticipated episode of NBC’s “Rock Center with Brian Williams” did an outstanding job of bringing the rhino crisis to the American TV audience.
Browsing the archives for the Endangered Species category
23 Feb 12
Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged illegal rhino horn trade, NBC, Rhino Poaching, Rock Center with Brian Williams, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnamese
Tagged illegal rhino horn trade, NBC, Rhino Poaching, Rock Center with Brian Williams, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnamese
15 Feb 12
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Bill Konstant, Program Officer at the International Rhino Foundation. Check out this exclusive interview to learn all about the “State of the Sumatran Rhino”, which is also the first episode of our new web series, Behind the Schemes.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Borneo Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Sumatran Rhino
Tagged Bill Konstant, Borneo Rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Malaysia, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
Tagged Bill Konstant, Borneo Rhino, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis harrissoni, Indonesia, International Rhino Foundation, Malaysia, Sumatran Rhino, Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary
7 Feb 12
A bundle of joy could be arriving soon at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in Indonesia’s Way Kambas National Park: Ratu is now just a few months away from giving birth!
5 Feb 12
Warning signs: Disturbing developments in Namibia could be edging the country’s rhino population closer to danger.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, desert adapted black rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, Otjiwa Safari Lodge, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, desert adapted black rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, Otjiwa Safari Lodge, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnamese
18 Jan 12
18 Jan 12
Experts are hoping that the recent capture of an extremely rare subspecies of Sumatran rhino can save these ancient mammals from extinction.
15 Jan 12
Police in Guwahati have arrested a man identified as Chin Khansong after he sneaked into the Assam State Zoo with a .303 rifle, ammunition, an axe, and a machete. The suspect confessed he was planning to kill “as many rhinos as possible” in order to sell their horns.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Assam State Zoo, Chin Khansong, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Manipur, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Assam State Zoo, Chin Khansong, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Manipur, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
13 Nov 11
The world’s leading conservation and environmental organizations – among others – are speaking out against the use of rhino horn as a medical treatment. Check out this list of quotes with source links and a few videos.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, World Rhino Day
Tagged Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, World Rhino Day
24 Oct 11
Tragic news: The extinction of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam is now confirmed, according to WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF).
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Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Cat Tien National Park, conservation failure, critically endangered species, illegal rhino horn trade, Javan Rhino, javan rhino extinct, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Cat Tien National Park, conservation failure, critically endangered species, illegal rhino horn trade, Javan Rhino, javan rhino extinct, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese
9 Sep 11
The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) in the UK has issued a statement condemning the use of rhino horn in Chinese medicine.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged China, Public Awareness, RCHM, Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Rhino Horn, rhino horn medicine myth, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, World Rhino Day
Tagged China, Public Awareness, RCHM, Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Rhino Horn, rhino horn medicine myth, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, World Rhino Day
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