25 Things You Might Not Know About Rhinos
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Tag: White Rhino
SA: Rhino Poaching Syndicate Busted by Government Authorities
Last year 95% of all rhino poaching cases occurred in South Africa and Zimbabwe as rhino poaching reached a 15 year high. Rhino horns are used in traditional Asian medicines, and more and more poaching syndicates have been forming around Continue Reading
Rhino Baby Born, Milestone Number Reached at 100…good news or sad news?
Finally 100 rhinos are now in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy. With poaching on the rise again, especially for rhino horns, numbers like 100 are a big deal. The conservancy is one of the main breeding grounds for rhinos in Kenya Continue Reading
Rare Kenya White rhinos dehorned
NAIROBI (AFP) – Four extremely rare Northern White rhinos recently transferred to Kenya from a Czech zoo have been dehorned to protect them from poachers, a conservation group said. “With the increase of poaching in Kenya, we are simply not Continue Reading
Kenya arrests rhino poaching ring
NAIROBI — Kenyan wildlife rangers arrested 12 men from an illicit game trade syndicate suspected of killing a 10-year-old white rhino and hacking off its horns, the head of the country’s wildlife service said Monday. This is what poaching of Continue Reading