Rhino-horn gang strikes at German museum
Four men distract staff at museum in south-western Germany and steal horns from rhino head on display BERLIN — A gang of... Continue Reading
Rhino dies as vets apply anti-poaching treatment
INTERVENTION: Danielle Sneider, a veterinary assistant, helps wildlife vet Charles van Niekerk insert microchips, dye and parasiticides into the horns of a... Continue Reading
Stiff jail sentences for rhino poachers welcomed
Phalaborwa Regional Court sentences three rhino poachers to a maximum of 25 years’ imprisonment on various counts WATER and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna... Continue Reading
Public hearings on rhino poaching aim to find solutions
Parliament’s portfolio committee on water and environmental affairs held public hearings on Thursday on possible solutions to rhino poaching. Eleven rhinos have... Continue Reading
Rhino poaching: what is the solution?
There are several practical and highly profitable ways to end the slaughter of Africa’s rhinos, writes Michael Eustace IN 1910, South Africa... Continue Reading
Trial date set for rhino horn accused
The trial of a Free State game farmer and two Thai men accused of hunting rhino and exporting their horns to South... Continue Reading
Kruger needs R400m to safeguard rhino
SANParks says it will need an investment of close to R400m to beef up security in the Kruger National Park if it... Continue Reading
Target poaching kingpins, WWF urges
Cape Town – Investigators need to do more to take down the kingpins of rhino poaching syndicates, the WWF urged on Monday.... Continue Reading
Zim minister ‘astonished’ by poaching claims
Harare – A minister in Zimbabwe’s shaky coalition government says he is “astonished” by police claims that his vehicle was used by... Continue Reading