Tweet A farm in Limpopo is the scene of the latest rhino atrocity. An armed gang of eight to ten men tied up two workers at a Limpopo farm located between Modimolle and Vaalwater, and then proceeded to kill two rhinos and saw off their horns. This shocking attack reportedly occurred in broad daylight on [...]
Browsing the archives for the illegal wildlife trafficking tag
24 Aug 10
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Posted in African Rhinos, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, Limpopo, Modimolle, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vaalwater, Vietnam, white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, Limpopo, Modimolle, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vaalwater, Vietnam, white rhino
22 Aug 10
Tweet Authorities have arrested six rhino poachers near Assam’s Orang National Park. Four rhino poachers were arrested Saturday as they were plotting to kill rhinos in Assam’s Orang National Park. Thanks to a tip, authorities raided a house in Bihudia village, which is located near the edge of the park. On Sunday, two more poachers [...]
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Bihudia, Borsola, China, Dimapur, Dr. Raj Amin, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, India, Indian rhino, Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, Nagaland, Orang National Park, poacher, Poaching, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching gang, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sonitpur, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, Bihudia, Borsola, China, Dimapur, Dr. Raj Amin, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, India, Indian rhino, Karbi Anglong, Morigaon, Nagaland, Orang National Park, poacher, Poaching, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching gang, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, Sonitpur, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam
16 Aug 10
The demand for rhino horn in Vietnam has increased substantially over the past few years, and the country is currently considered a significant factor in the illegal rhino horn trade.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Animal Rights Africa, counterfeit rhino horn, Dwesa Nature Reserve, fake rhino horn, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal trafficking, illegal wildlife trafficking, imitation rhino horn, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Vietnamese embassy, Vu Moc Anh
Tagged Africa, Animal Rights Africa, counterfeit rhino horn, Dwesa Nature Reserve, fake rhino horn, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal trafficking, illegal wildlife trafficking, imitation rhino horn, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Vietnamese embassy, Vu Moc Anh
11 Aug 10
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 [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
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
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
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
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
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
8 Jul 10
Tweet A game reserve in KwaZulu-Natal is planning to offer guests the chance to help with de-horning its rhinos. Guests of Nambiti Hills, a private game lodge in KwaZulu-Natal, may have the opportunity to assist rangers and veterinarians in the lodge’s plan to de-horn its 12 rhinos. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, de-horned rhinos, de-horning rhinos, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, KwaZulu-Natal, KZN, Nambiti Hills, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, rhinos, South Africa, trophy hunting
Tagged Africa, de-horned rhinos, de-horning rhinos, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife, illegal rhino horn trade, illegal wildlife trafficking, KwaZulu-Natal, KZN, Nambiti Hills, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, rhinos, South Africa, trophy hunting
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