A team comprised of members from SANParks, SANDF, and the Environmental Crime Investigation Unit (ECI) arrested three suspected rhino killers near the Olifants River in the Houtboschrand ranger section of Kruger National Park.
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4 Jul 11
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, National Park, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Felix Kungum, Houtboschrand, illegal rhino horn trade, Jose Showbell, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga 2011, Olifants River, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Silvester Ngobeni, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, White River Magistrate's Court
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Felix Kungum, Houtboschrand, illegal rhino horn trade, Jose Showbell, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga 2011, Olifants River, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Silvester Ngobeni, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, White River Magistrate's Court
20 Jun 11
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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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, baby rhino, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, Chitwan National Park, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Nepal, orphan baby rhino, orphan rhino calf, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino, Zimbabwe
Tagged Africa, Asia, Asian rhino, baby rhino, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, Chitwan National Park, critically endangered species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Nepal, orphan baby rhino, orphan rhino calf, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino, Zimbabwe
13 Jun 11
Tweet South Africa’s rhino death toll is on the rise, and so are the arrests. The battle to protect South Africa’s rhinos continues: The latest figures released by South Africa National Parks (SANParks) show at least 173 iconic pachyderms have fallen victim to the illegal rhino horn trade since the start of the year. Nearly [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Limpopo Province 2011, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Botswana, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province 2011, Mozambican nationals, Nwanedsi, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, selling rhino horn, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Botswana, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province 2011, Mozambican nationals, Nwanedsi, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, selling rhino horn, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
2 Jun 11
Tweet Two rhino killers are behind bars. The Nelspruit Regional Court has sentenced two Mozambican nationals to a total of 16 years in prison for illegal rhino hunting, trespassing, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Frans Makamu and Solomon Makhabo, along with two accomplices, were arrested twice in Kruger National Park during 2010. They [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Frans Makamu, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Mozambican, Mozambique, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Solomon Makhabo, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Frans Makamu, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Mozambican, Mozambique, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, Solomon Makhabo, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
29 May 11
Tweet Police prevailed during a skirmish in the battle to protect South Africa’s rhinos. One suspected member of an international rhino horn syndicate was fatally shot and another wounded during a sting operation on a private game reserve near South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Eight suspects in total, including two South Africans, were reportedly arrested. [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, poacher, Poaching, private game reserve, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, poacher, Poaching, private game reserve, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese
23 May 11
Tweet Three armed rhino poaching suspects were killed in South Africa. South African National Parks (SANParks) announced that three people suspected of killing rhinos were shot dead last week in Kruger National Park. The typical tools used by rhino poachers – AK-47, ammunition, and axes – were also confiscated. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Mozambique, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino poachers killed, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Mozambique, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino poachers killed, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese
28 Apr 11
Tweet A grim tally from South Africa. The number of rhinos brutally murdered for their horns in South Africa this year has already reached a horrifying figure of over 138, according to the most recent release by SANParks. This number worryingly represents more than 40 percent of the 333 rhinos slaughtered in South Africa during [...]
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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, Kruger National Park, Mozambique, Mozambique border, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, Mozambique, Mozambique border, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
20 Apr 11
Tweet South Africa continues to lose its precious pachyderms. The demand for illegal rhino horn reportedly claimed the lives of another three rhinos, including one calf, earlier this week in South Africa’s famed Kruger National Park. Gunshots were heard and rangers went to investigate. Tragically, it was too late: The poachers were already sawing the [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Mpumalanga 2011, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Posters, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, latest news Dawie Groenewald, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, rhino horn syndicate, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching awarness poster, Saving Rhinos, selling rhino horn, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, latest news Dawie Groenewald, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, rhino horn syndicate, Rhino Poaching, rhino poaching awarness poster, Saving Rhinos, selling rhino horn, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
4 Apr 11
Tweet The body count climbs higher. The assault on South Africa’s rhinos continues, with the latest published reports showing at least 82 of the country’s iconic pachyderms slaughtered since the beginning of the year. However, sources outside the media cite a higher figure of 102. Most recently, three rhinos were killed over the weekend on [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Limpopo Province 2011, Private Game Farm, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, latest news Dawie Groenewald, Limpopo Province 2011, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, rhino horn stockpile, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, selling rhino horn, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, Kruger National Park, latest news Dawie Groenewald, Limpopo Province 2011, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn for sale, rhino horn stockpile, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, selling rhino horn, South Africa, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
16 Mar 11
Tweet A glimmer of hope from the South African judicial system. Three Mozambican citizens have been sentenced to prison by the Nelspruit Regional Court for illegally hunting rhinos. Renaldo Franchesco Masiki and Elvis Mdaka were sentenced to nine years, and Joao Sendelani Malangute received five years. Masiki and Mdaka were also found guilty of possessing [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Crocodile Bridge, Dawie Groenewald, Elvis Mdaka, illegal rhino horn trade, Joao Sendelani Malangute, Kruger National Park, Mozambican, Mozambique, Nelspruit Regional Court, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Renaldo Franchesco Masiki, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Crocodile Bridge, Dawie Groenewald, Elvis Mdaka, illegal rhino horn trade, Joao Sendelani Malangute, Kruger National Park, Mozambican, Mozambique, Nelspruit Regional Court, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Renaldo Franchesco Masiki, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
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