The video “World Rhino Day 2012: Five Rhino Species Forever!” features celebrations held in 15 countries on 22 September 2012 — World Rhino Day!
Browsing the archives for the Namibia tag
17 Oct 12
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Borneo Rhino, Captive Rhinos, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Rhino Education, Southern white rhino, Sumatran Rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Australia, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Public Awareness, South Africa, UK, United States, Vietnam, World Rhino Day, World Rhino Day 2012, Zimbabwe
Tagged Australia, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Public Awareness, South Africa, UK, United States, Vietnam, World Rhino Day, World Rhino Day 2012, Zimbabwe
16 May 12
The arrest of yet another Vietnamese national highlights the ongoing connection between South Africa and Vietnam in the burgeoning rhino crisis.
27 Mar 12
A quick follow up to the shocking news that the KAZA partner states planned to “sell rhino horn powder in clinics and pharmacies”, as reported earlier this week in South Africa: Reliable sources close to the situation have indicated that this information is an unsubstantiated rumor.
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, White Rhinos
Tagged Angola, Botswana, illegal rhino horn trade, Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Are, KAZA-TFCA, Namibia, Rhino Horn, rhino horn powder, Rhino Poaching, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Tagged Angola, Botswana, illegal rhino horn trade, Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Are, KAZA-TFCA, Namibia, Rhino Horn, rhino horn powder, Rhino Poaching, Southern Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
26 Mar 12
An unsettling article in the Times Live reports that the five Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) partners — Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Angola — have “agreed to the sale of rhino horn powder in clinics and pharmacies”.
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, White Rhinos
Tagged Angola, Botswana, China, illegal rhino horn trade, Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, Namibia, Rhino Horn, rhino horn powder, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Tagged Angola, Botswana, China, illegal rhino horn trade, Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, Namibia, Rhino Horn, rhino horn powder, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
5 Feb 12
Warning signs: Disturbing developments in Namibia could be edging the country’s rhino population closer to danger.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, desert adapted black rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, Otjiwa Safari Lodge, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, desert adapted black rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, Otjiwa Safari Lodge, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnamese
29 Nov 11
Despite the highly publicized abuse of trophy hunt loopholes in South Africa, Namibia has reportedly granted a permit to a Vietnamese national to kill a rhino.
7 Jul 11
Namibian authorities have determined that a rhino found dead with both horns removed was not the victim of foul play.
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Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Wabi Game Lodge, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese, Wabi Game Lodge, white rhino
30 Jun 11
Authorities in Namibia are investigating the discovery of a dead rhino with both horns removed. The carcass was found at the Wabi Game Lodge, near Waterberg Plateau in the Otjozondjupa Region.
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, desert rhinos, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, SMS rhino hotline, South-western black rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Wabi Game Lodge, Waterberg Plateau, white rhino
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, desert rhinos, illegal rhino horn trade, Namibia, Otjozondjupa Region, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Rhinoceros unicornis, Saving Rhinos, SMS rhino hotline, South-western black rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Wabi Game Lodge, Waterberg Plateau, white rhino
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BTS Podcast- Rhino Horn Trafficking in India March 29, 2013This week, we are talking with Dr. Bibhab Talukdar, Chair of the IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group. […]
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- Big Carnivores in Big Trouble: Polar Bears and African Lions February 22, 2013This week, we are talking with Dr. Pieter Kat and Chris MacSween from Lion Aid about trade in African lions, and the upcoming CITES polar bear decision. […]
- Rhino Horn Trafficking in India March 29, 2013
