Browsing the archives for the Bardia tag

14 Feb 11

Rhino Poacher Shot Dead in Bardia National Park, Nepal

Tweet A rhino killing attempt has been thwarted. A joint patrol team of Bardia National Park and the Nepal Army prevailed after rhino poachers opened fire on the patrol unit. One rhino poacher was shot dead when the team retaliated in self-defense, and another was arrested. The suspect taken into custody is a soldier in [...]

Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Bardia, Bardia National Park, Bardiya National Park, China, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Nepal, Nepal Army, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese

28 Nov 09

Rhino ‘Bodyguards’ Making a Difference in Nepal

Tweet In Nepal’s Bardia National Park, bodyguards are protecting greater one-horned rhinos from poachers. The rhino bodyguards – riding atop elephants – are making a difference: Since deployment of the program 18 months ago, there have not been any rhinos killed by poachers in Bardia National Park. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos [...]

Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Bardia, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Nepal, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros unicornis, superstition