If waves of cheap rhino horns 3D-printed with real rhino DNA are flooded onto the Asian markets, is this a form of rhino conservation or capitalistic exploitation? This critical question … [Read full article]
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World Rhino Day is September 22! #worldrhinoday
On September 22, 2013, the fourth annual World Rhino Day will be celebrated with special events organized both online and offline by zoos, NGOs, conservancies, schools, businesses, and concerned citizens. … [Read full article]
Rhino Crisis Round Up: Death Toll Surges to 199 in South Africa & More
This week, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs released the shocking figure of 199 rhinos slaughtered during the first four months of 2012. Most of the massacre has occurred in … [Read full article]
Rhino Crisis Round Up: US Busts Rhino Horn Smuggling Ring & More
Great news! The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has cracked a major international rhino horn trafficking ring and arrested several people across a dozen states. The undercover investigation called … [Read full article]
Rhino Crisis Round Up: 54 Rhinos Killed in 6 Weeks (S Africa) & More
South African National Parks (SANParks) has confirmed that at least 54 of the country’s rhinos have been killed since the start of 2012. Of these, 26 were massacred in the … [Read full article]