Wildlife Conservation Organization
Photo credit: Daryl & Sharna Balfour The Black Rhino, Diceros bicornis, is listed as ‘CRITICALLY ENDANGERED’ on the IUCN’s Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM. Once found throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa, over 98% are now protected in state, Continue Reading
A Javan rhino, one of the world’s rarest large mammals, has been found shot dead with its horn chopped off in a national park in southern Vietnam, a suspected victim of poachers. A team of rangers found the rhino’s carcass Continue Reading
South Africa’s official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party last week urged President Jacob Zuma’s government to pressure Zimbabwe and other neighbouring countries to act to curb exports of poached rhino horns. DA water and environmental spokesman Gareth Morgan said: “South Continue Reading
Rhino poaching worldwide is on the rise, according to a new report by TRAFFIC and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Demand for Rhino horns is being driven by Middle Eastern and Asian countries where some consider Continue Reading