RHINOFEST 2013
The RhinoFest SA is being held on the 23rd March 2013 in Mokopane (180km outside Pretoria). The line up is set for... Continue Reading
Two rhino killed a day since New Year
Johannesburg – Poachers have killed 57 rhino from our national parks since the beginning of the month, a rate of almost two... Continue Reading
Woman attacked by rhino
Johannesburg – A woman is in a serious condition after being attacked by a rhino at a game park in Roodepoort on... Continue Reading
Minister Molewa updates South Africans on the rhino situation and measures to thwart poaching
10 January 2013 The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa has expressed grave concern about the high rate... Continue Reading
CITES welcomes Secretary Clinton’s ‘Call for Action’ on illegal wildlife trade
Geneva, 11 November 2012 – CITES, the convention on international wildlife trade, welcomes the call to combat the illegal trade in wildlife... Continue Reading
Police raid home of hunter with links to rhino poaching
De Wet Potgieter Members of the police’s dog unit raided the luxurious house of controversial professional hunter and game farmer Hugo Ras... Continue Reading
Vietnam bank tycoon says his rhino horn legally imported
A bank tycoon in the news after a local newspaper reported an expensive rhino horn was stolen from his residence toldThanh Nien Thursday he had... Continue Reading
KZN rangers could undergo polygraph tests
KwaZulu-Natal conservation authorities may force their rangers to undertake polygraph tests. The action is one of the measures discussed at a high level... Continue Reading
Turning back the Clock on World Rhino Day by Dame Daphne Sheldrick
On a sunny morning towards the end of 1949, the Founder Warden of Tsavo East National Park, David Sheldrick anxiously awaited the... Continue Reading
Beyond biodiversity: Sustainable development implications of South Africa’s “rhino wars”
It’s a calm evening in South Africa’s Dabchick nature reserve when farm manager Martin Roux hears a shot ring out in the... Continue Reading