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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18 Jan 12

Record-Breaking Rhino Death Toll in South Africa

The WWF has confirmed South Africa’s rhino death toll for 2011 reached a record-breaking 448.

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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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24 Oct 11

Gone Forever: Javan Rhino Declared Extinct in Vietnam

Tragic news: The extinction of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam is now confirmed, according to WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF).

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29 Sep 11

South Africa: 2011 Rhino Death Toll Rises to 309

The lethal combination of myths, greed, and corruption has reportedly claimed the lives of 309 rhinos in South Africa this year.

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29 Sep 11

Vietnamese Officials Tell South Africa: Rhino Horn Myth Needs to Be Debunked

The widely-publicized meeting between Vietnamese and South African officials earlier this week could actually be a step in the right direction: A Vietnamese diplomat was quoted as saying “we need to get rid of the wrong understanding that rhino horn can cure cancer.”

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14 Sep 11

Rhino Horns Take Top Dollar from Phone Bidder at US Auction

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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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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21 Jul 11

South African Hunting Safari Operator Linked to Illegal Rhino Horn Trade and Thai Strippers

It was revealed today by a South African media investigation that safari operator Marnus Steyl is believed to be a major player in the rhino horn trading racket involving Thai national Chumlong Lemtongthai. As part of the scam, young women from Thailand were reportedly trafficked into South Africa to pose as “rhino hunters” and to work in “brothels and strip clubs”.