Rhino Horn Stolen from UK Museum Could Contain Arsenic

In the latest European rhino horn robbery, thieves broke into Ipswich museum and ripped the horn from a greater one-horned rhinoceros exhibit.

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4 Jul 10

Two More Rhinos Butchered as South Africa’s World Cup Murders Continue

Tweet Poachers struck again during the World Cup, leaving behind the mutilated bodies of two rhinos. Two female rhinos were the latest victims of South Africa’s poaching epidemic that has brazenly continued during the World Cup. Investigators found one body in the Borakalalo National Game Park in North West, and the other near Bela Bela. [...]

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30 Jun 10

Vietnamese Rhino Horn Smuggler Sentenced to 10 Years by South African Court

Tweet A 10-year jail sentence has been given to a Vietnamese man who attempted to smuggle rhino horns out of South Africa. The Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Vietnamese man to 10 years in jail for attempting to smuggle rhino horns from South Africa to Vietnam. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving [...]

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15 Jun 10

Tragic Update: Two Rhinos – Not One – Killed at Kruger National Park During World Cup Weekend

Tweet An updated media release from SANParks states that not one – but two – rhinos were killed at Kruger National Park over the weekend. Sadly, it appears that two female rhinos were killed by poachers at Kruger National Park during the World Cup opening weekend. Earlier reports stated that one rhino had been killed. [...]

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15 Jun 10

Three Arrested in South Africa for Smuggling Rhino Horn to Vietnam Just Before World Cup Opening

Tweet Three men were arrested as they tried to smuggle rhino horn to Vietnam just before the World Cup opening. Customs officials at OR Tambo International Airport have arrested three men for attempting to smuggle rhino horn from South Africa to Vietnam. Two of the men were caught just 30 minutes before the World Cup [...]

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22 Mar 10

Rhino Poacher Killed by Guards at Orang National Park

Tweet Forest guards at Assam’s Orang National Park have shot and killed a rhino poacher. Forest guards at Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park finally prevailed after a 30 minute gun battle with a gang of three rhino poachers. Although two poachers fled the scene, one of the men was shot and killed. Authorities also recovered [...]

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15 Mar 10

Rhino Horn: Scientific Analysis Finds No Medical Properties [Video]

Tweet Centuries-old superstitions originating in China about rhino horn have made rhinos one of the world’s most endangered species. Yet the evidence is clear: Rhino horn contains no medical properties. In the lab at Zoological Society of London, Dr. Raj Amin concludes via scientific analysis that rhino horn contains no medical properties. He also finds [...]