Climate change, meanwhile, could cause further havoc. The Poaching Problem: White and black rhinos are among the largest land-based animals on Earth. Male white rhinos can measure 12 feet long and ...
Radioactive pellets have been implanted into the horns of rhinoceroses in South Africa as part of a hi-tech battle against ...
In a groundbreaking effort to combat poaching, scientists in South Africa are injecting the horns of live rhinos with ...
During the coronavirus pandemic, rhino poaching surged across Africa as a ... as the "Godfather" who sold a dozen black rhino and white rhino horns to a confidential source was sentenced to ...
Despite a global ban on rhino horn trade since 1977, South Africa's stockpiling practices persist, sparking controversy.
South Africa is home to thousands of rhinos, including the world's largest population of white rhinos and about ... The project comes as efforts to combat poaching have seemingly proven ...
After three years of meticulous and dedicated hard work, the Rhisotope Project at Wits University has successfully inserted ...
The White-Rumped Vulture, a scavenger bird, has vanished from India due to poisoning and habitat destruction. The Indian ...
South Africa is home to the world’s largest rhino population, with approximately 80% and 33% of the world’s 16,800 white and ...
There are five species of rhinoceros in the world – black, white, Indian, Javan and Sumatran. All are under threat from poaching, with some critically endangered. Why? Their horns. The rhinos ...
Legalising trade will remove the stigma that rhino horn is illegal and could entice many more consumers into the market. The demand will then outstrip the legal supply and poaching will increase. This ...
LONDON -- Scientists in South Africa on Tuesday inserted radioisotopes into the horns of live rhinoceroses in a groundbreaking anti-poaching ... world's 16,800 white and 6,500 black rhinos ...