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The Littlest Victims: Orphaned Baby Rhinos

Tweet Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect. – Chief Seattle As the demand for illegal rhino horn continues to grow, so does the list of victims. Among these [...]

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Uganda Welcomes First Female Rhino Baby in 30 Years

Tweet Horns up! It’s a girl! Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda is celebrating the historic birth of the country’s first female rhino in 30 years. This is the second time mother “Nandi” has made history, as she gave birth in June 2009 to Uganda’s very first calf – named Obama – following the regional extinction [...]

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Another Killing in North West Province Brings Rhino Death Toll to 310 in South Africa

Tweet Yet another rhino killed to meet demand for illegal rhino horn in traditional Chinese medicine. A female rhino has been found murdered in the Mafikeng Game Reserve, and her six-month-old calf is missing. Both of the mother rhino’s horns had been removed. A second adult rhino was found with bullet wounds, and she is [...]

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An Orphaned Baby Rhino Gone Too Soon: Vusi’s Story

Tweet The littlest victims of South Africa’s rhino crisis. During the first week of December, two female rhinos – mother and daughter – were brutally murdered in the Botsalano Game Reserve near the Botswana border. But they were not the only innocent victims. Rangers also found a third family member – a young male calf, [...]

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Rhino Calf Born in Bardia National Park, Nepal!

Tweet A baby rhino has been born in Nepal’s Bardia National Park. Bardia National Park in Nepal has welcomed the second baby rhino in just three months, bringing the Park’s population of greater one-horned rhinos to 25. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino [...]

Orphaned Rhinos Highlight Need for Wildlife Rescue Center in Nepal

Tweet Without a wildlife care center, the staff at Chitwan National Park quite literally has its hands full with the recent rescue of orphaned rhinos. Although Nepal is a country filled with wildlife richness, orphaned and injured animals often become casualties, due to the current lack of a rescue center and veterinary care. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI [...]

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Rhino ‘Baby Boom’ in Nepal!

Tweet 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! Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. Besides writing Rhino Horn is Not Medicine, I am [...]

Rhino Death Toll Due to Poaching in South Africa Reaches 152, Including Calf Mortalities

Tweet The most recent release from South African National Parks (SANParks) states that 152 rhinos have been lost this year as a result of poaching activity. South African National Parks (SANParks) announced Wednesday that the latest figure for rhinos lost due to the country’s poaching surge is now 152. Based on previous releases by SANParks, [...]

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

Tweet 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 . Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the [...]

Rhino Slaughtered, Horns Hacked Out in Krugersdorp Game Reserve

Tweet A female rhino has been butchered by poachers in a South African game reserve. A female rhino in the Krugersdorp Game Reserve is the latest atrocity in the illegal rhino horn trade – killed by poachers who crudely slashed off her horns. And there is another victim of this shameful crime: Her helpless nine-month-old [...]

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