Cinco de Rhino: Help International Rhino Foundation Protect Rhinos! #cincoderhino2012

The International Rhino Foundation has set an ambitious target of raising $10,000 on “Cinco de Rhino” — May 5th — and you can help make it happen!

30 Apr 12

South Africa: 199 Rhinos Killed in 120 Days

South Africa’s rhino death toll has risen to at least 199 since the start of 2012, according to the most recent statement made by the country’s Department of Environmental Affairs.

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29 Apr 12

South Africa: Rhinos and Lions Sold to ‘Hell Hole’ Zoo in Bangladesh

Rhinos, lions, and other imperiled wildlife are being exported from South Africa to a Bangladeshi zoo with a dark and suspicious history.

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Tagged Bangladesh, Dhaka Zoo, game industry, Hoor and Company, South Africa

17 Apr 12

Concern Grows Around Permits Issued to Alleged Rhino Horn Syndicate Suspect

International outrage was sparked last year when the public learned that permits to hunt, convey, import, and export white rhino had continued to be issued to alleged crime syndicate kingpin, Dawie Groenewald, after his arrest for suspected rhino crimes almost a year earlier.

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Tagged Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, Karel Toet, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting

16 Apr 12

Kenya Rhino Killings Lead to Increased Security

Tragedies in Kenya. Security has been increased in Lewa Wildlife Conservancy and Solio Ranch, following the recent discovery of two separate rhino killing incidents. Staff WriterSaving Rhinos website: savingrhinos.org | Blog: Rhino Horn is NOT Medicine | Web series and podcast: Behind the Schemes | World Rhino Day: worldrhinoday.org |More Posts – Website – Twitter [...]

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Tagged illegal rhino horn trade, Kenya, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Solio Ranch, traditional Chinese medicine

27 Mar 12

Update: No Sale of ‘Rhino Horn Powder’ in Southern Africa

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 by Rhishja Cota-Larson
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

Five Southern Africa Countries to Sell ‘Rhino Horn Powder’?

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”.

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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

15 Mar 12

Chinese Activists Investigate ‘Rhino Horn Farm’

Environmental activists in China are taking a closer look at the Longhui Pharmaceutical Company’s “rhino horn farm” and have shared their initial discoveries with us.

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Tagged China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chinese rhino farms, illegal rhino horn trade, Longhui, rhino farming, Rhino Poaching, traditional Chinese medicine

14 Mar 12

South Africa: Game Farmer Found Guilty of Rhino Horn Crime

Limpopo game farmer Jacques Els has apparently been found guilty of illegally possessing a large number of rhino horns. Meanwhile, his defense team is lodging an appeal.