Two Rhino Horn Traders Arrested in Kathmandu, Nepal

Tweet Police have busted two people for selling rhino horn in Nepal’s capital. Two rhino horn traders – believed to have links to a wildlife trading syndicate – were arrested in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The duo was reportedly apprehended after a scuffle between rhino horn buyers and sellers erupted at a hotel in Chabahil. Rhishja [...]

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30 Aug 10

Book of the Month: ‘The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World’s Greatest Reptile Smugglers’ by Bryan Christy

Tweet This month’s book is The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World’s Greatest Reptile Smugglers by Bryan Christy. Book Summary: The Lizard King takes the reader on a thrilling journey into the heart of the reptile smuggling world. Infamous animal trafficker Anson Wong – who was recently arrested in Malaysia – [...]

Posted in Endangered Species, Public Awareness, Recommended Books, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Thoughts, opinions, observations by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Anson Wong, Anson Wong arrested, Asia, Bryan Christy, Chip Bepler, CITES, critically endangered species, Illegal wildlife trade, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, legal trade loppholes, Malaysia, Penang, Perhilitan, Public Awareness, reptile smuggling, Rhino Education, Saving Rhinos, Sungai Rusa, The Lizard King, The True Crimes and Passions of the Worlds Greatest Reptile Smugglers, willdlife trafficking

11 Aug 10

Conservationist Murdered in Mozambique – Contract Hit Suspected

Tweet A conservationist working in Mozambique has tragically paid the ultimate price for protecting wildlife. The manager of the Maputo Special Wildlife Reserve, Gilberto Vicente, was brutally murdered last weekend by six assailants armed with AK-47 assault rifles. This horrifying incident highlights the critical need for authorities and the legal system to handle wildlife poaching [...]

1 Comment Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Africa, Carlos Nunes, Gaza province, Gilberto Vicente, illegal rhino horn trade, Illegal wildlife trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, Limpopo, Limpopo National Park, Maputo City, Maputo Special Wildlife Reserve, Mozambique, organized crime, poacher, Poaching, rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, war on rhino poaching

10 Aug 10

Rhino Horn and Bear Gall Bladder Smugglers Busted in Nepal

Tweet Two rhino horn and bear gall bladder smugglers have been arrested just outside Nepal’s capital. Undercover police have arrested two members of a wildlife smuggling operation near Kathmandu. The officers posed as buyers and confiscated one rhino horn and two bear gall bladders. Both rhino horn and bear bile are prized ingredients in traditional [...]

Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, bear bile, bear gall bladders, China, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Illegal wildlife trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, Indian rhino, Kabod Gurung, Kathmandu, Mingmar Tamang, Nepal, Nilopu, poacher, Poaching, Rasuwa, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros unicornis, smugglers, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, wildlife trafficking

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 [...]

1 Comment Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese medicine, Illegal wildlife trade, Kempton Park Magistrate Court, Magistrate Prince Manyathi, poacher, Poaching, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, South Africa, superstition, TCM, TRAFFIC, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese, wildlife trafficking, Xuan Hoang

27 Jun 10

Two More Rhinos Murdered at Kruger National Park During World Cup Festivities

Tweet South Africa’s Kruger National Park has now lost at least four rhinos to poachers during the last two weeks. Since the World Cup opening, South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park has become a killing field: The discovery of two more mutilated rhino corpses brings the death toll to four. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder [...]

2 Comments Posted in African Rhinos, Endangered Species, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, dart gunds, FIFA, Illegal wildlife trade, Indian rhino, Kruger National Park, OR Tambo International Airport, poacher, Poaching, rhino horn smuggling, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching syndicate, rhinoceros, South Africa, tranquilizers, Viet Nam, Vietnam, Vietnamese, World Cup 2010

26 Jan 10

Book of the Week – ‘Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species’

Tweet This week’s book is “Animal Investigators: How the World’s First Wildlife Forensics Lab is Solving Crimes and Saving Endangered Species” by Dr. Laurel Neme. Book Summary: Animal Investigators is a groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes study of how forensic scientists are helping protect endangered species by using science to solve illegal wildlife trafficking crimes. In three real [...]