AFTER FAILURE OF LEGAL IVORY, TRADE IN RHINO HORN WOULD BE A DISASTER

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) is an international agreement signed by 175 governments, including one of the world’s major markets for illegal wildlife products – China. The international trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn is Continue Reading

RHINO WARS…Countdown to rhino extinction……………..

Countdown to Rhino Extinction….. Here are the #s and here are the facts… 2000 – 7 animals  2001 – 6 animals 2002 – 25 animals 2003 – 22 animals 2004 – 10 animals 2005 – 13 animals 2006 – 24 Continue Reading

Flying Rhinos….Protecting the last of their kind….

South Africa has been hit the hardest by the Rhino poaching epidemic. Just last year over 628 rhinos have been poached for their horn. Its an average of 1.72 rhinos killed everyday….. The trend is going up and its estimated Continue Reading

Photo of the Day Contest, “Red Rhino”, An exquisite photograph of a

To participate and share your images,  please join Bush Warriors Photo of the Day Contest group on Facebook, which you can access by clicking here (http://www.facebook.com/groups/bushwarriorsphotooftheday/) Red Rhino Photo Credit: Sean Braine Etosha National Park, Namibia The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), is a Continue Reading

Photo of the Day Contest, “The Eye of the Rhino”

To participate and share your images,  please join Bush Warriors Photo of the Day Contest group on Facebook, which you can access by clicking here (http://www.facebook.com/groups/bushwarriorsphotooftheday/) The Eye of the Rhino Angie Ritter Kruger Park, South Africa Order: Perissodactyla Family: Continue Reading