Asian attendees reportedly drove up the price of two rhino horns before they were sold to a phone bidder at an auction in Missouri.
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14 Sep 11
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged antique rhino horn, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Lolli Brothers, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, Rhino Poaching, taxidermy, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnamese
Tagged antique rhino horn, China, Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Lolli Brothers, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, Rhino Poaching, taxidermy, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnamese
7 Jul 11
The European law enforcement agency Europol has issued a threat notice regarding the illegal trade in rhino horn. Investigations have revealed the involvement of a mobile Organised Crime Group (OCG) of Irish origin are specializing in the trafficking of illegal rhino horn.
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
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Tagged antique auctions, auction, Australia, China, drug trafficking, Europol, France, gypsies, illegal rhino horn trade, Ireland, Irish, Irish travellers, money laundering, museum, OCG, organised crime group, organized crime, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, South America, tarmac fraud, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, USA, Vietnam
13 Feb 11
Tweet Regulations tighten further around antique rhino horn sales. In an increased effort to stop exploitation of legal trade loopholes, the European Commission is planning a major crackdown on sales of antique rhino horn. A surge of buyers from the Far East paying unprecedented prices for mounted rhino horn has raised concerns that these items [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged anitques auction, antiquie rhino horn, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, CITES, critically endangered species, EU, Europe, European Commission, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, rhino horn trophy, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged anitques auction, antiquie rhino horn, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, CITES, critically endangered species, EU, Europe, European Commission, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, rhino horn trophy, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
26 Nov 10
Tweet Irish authorities acted quickly to prevent an unauthorized sale of antique rhino horn. Officials from Ireland’s Department of the Environment have reportedly confiscated four black rhino horns that were about to be sold by an antiques gallery. The horns were discovered in the gallery’s advertisement section. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, antique rhino horn, auction, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, Garda, Gardai, illegal rhino horn trade, Ireland, Irish, John Sullivan, National Parks and Wildife Service, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, rhino horn auction, rhino horn trophy, rhino trophy auction, rhinoceros, South Africa, superstition, taxidermist, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, UK, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, antique rhino horn, auction, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, Garda, Gardai, illegal rhino horn trade, Ireland, Irish, John Sullivan, National Parks and Wildife Service, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, rhino horn auction, rhino horn trophy, rhino trophy auction, rhinoceros, South Africa, superstition, taxidermist, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, UK, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
17 Nov 10
Tweet Antique rhino horn leaking into the illegal market could be hazardous to the consumer. Thanks to the surging demand for illegal rhino horn, even the taxidermy industry has been infiltrated. However, there could be an unpleasant surprise for the eventual end user of rhino horn acquired from antique hunting trophies. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, antique, antique rhino horn, arsenic, Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, CITES, Colorado, Europe, European, illegal rhino horn trade, Ireland, John Sullivan, North America, poacher, Poaching, poison, poison rhino horn, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, rhino hunting trophy, Rhino Poaching, rhino taxidermy head, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, superstition, taxidermist, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, UK, US, USA, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, antique, antique rhino horn, arsenic, Asia, Asian rhino, China, Chinese, CITES, Colorado, Europe, European, illegal rhino horn trade, Ireland, John Sullivan, North America, poacher, Poaching, poison, poison rhino horn, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, rhino hunting trophy, Rhino Poaching, rhino taxidermy head, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, superstition, taxidermist, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, UK, US, USA, Vietnam, Vietnamese
29 Sep 10
Tweet Rhino horn continues to fetch unusually high prices at antiques auctions. Less than a month after the UK tightened regulations around rhino horn exports, a rhino horn and a Javan rhino head have reportedly taken top dollar at an antiques auction in Sydney, Australia. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which [...]
Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Australia, Australian auction, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, illegal rhino horn trade, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, Javan rhino head, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Saving Rhinos, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Australia, Australian auction, China, Chinese, critically endangered species, illegal rhino horn trade, Indonesia, Javan Rhino, Javan rhino head, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus, Saving Rhinos, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam
16 Sep 10
Tweet Officials in the UK will be denying most applications to export rhino horn. The agency which regulates trade in endangered species for the UK, Animal Health, announced that it will be tightening regulations for rhino horn exports. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global [...]
Posted in illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged antique rhino horn, China, Chinese, CITES, illegal rhino horn trade, Poaching, pre-1947, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, rhino horn trophies, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, taxidermists, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Vietnamese, worked rhino horn
Tagged antique rhino horn, China, Chinese, CITES, illegal rhino horn trade, Poaching, pre-1947, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, rhino horn trophies, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, taxidermists, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Vietnamese, worked rhino horn
25 Aug 10
Tweet Should trade in rhino horn be legalized? A vigorous debate about the controversial idea of legalizing trade in rhino horn has erupted and is now in full swing on social media networks and the blogosphere. Supporters such as Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) claim that legal trade would be tightly monitored and a way [...]
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Posted in African Rhinos, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, Thoughts, opinions, observations, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, antique rhino horn, China, Chinese, Chinese rhino farming, horn harvesting rhino horn harvesting, illegal rhino horn trade, legalized trade in rhino horn, poacher, Poaching, rhino, rhino farm, Rhino Horn, rhino horn auction, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, taxidermy, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino, Wildife Ranching South Africa, WRSA
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