Rhinos at Risk: Is Namibia Next?

Warning signs: Disturbing developments in Namibia could be edging the country’s rhino population closer to danger.

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26 Jan 12

Parliamentary #rhinohearing in Cape Town to Address Rhino Crisis

Public hearings have just commenced in Cape Town in hopes of finding a solution to the skyrocketing rate of rhino killings that have gripped South Africa. Use the hashtag #rhinohearing to follow breaking news and developments.

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19 Dec 11

Namibia Allegedly Authorizes Rhino Hunt for Vietnamese National

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.

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13 Nov 11

‘CITES and the Rhino Horn Trade’ [Slideshow]

This informative 30-page slideshow presentation points out that the solutions to the rhino crisis can be found in increased protection in all implicated states through international and national legislation, improved enforcement, stiffer penalties, and demand reduction – not legalized trade.

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11 Oct 11

Concern Grows Around Role of Rhino Horn ‘Suppliers’ in South Africa

Questions are being raised regarding rhino horn “suppliers” and their effect on illegal rhino horn trafficking.

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29 Sep 11

South African ‘Groenewald Gang’ Expected in Court Tomorrow

The high-profile South African rhino horn syndicate case involving game farmer Dawie Groenewald, and veterinarians Karel Toet and Manie du Plessis is expected to resume on September 30.

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29 Aug 11

South African Government (finally) Considers Rhino Hunting Moratorium

After years of widely publicized and well-documented links between corrupt members of South Africa’s trophy hunting industry and the illegal trade in rhino horn, the government is at last considering closing this loophole.

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7 Aug 11

South Africa’s Call for Rhino Hunting Moratorium Gains Momentum – Despite Resistance

South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) has joined the country’s growing call for a moratorium on the trophy hunting of rhinos.

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22 Jul 11

Cautious Optimism: Rhino Killings Show Decrease in South Africa

A ray of hope: The pace at which rhinos are being killed in South Africa has slowed over the past three months, according to several media reports released yesterday.