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Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. Ten years ago our first book, ‘Rhinos’, was published. At that time the future for these iconic animals looked pretty good. A decade later and the outlook for African rhinos is a lot less rosy. We wanted to return to the subject and investigate…. We’ll be turning a critical journalistic eye to the major issues, with a view to raising awareness of the plight of Africa’s rhinos, rather than fund-raising – there are plenty of organisatio...So who are we?
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Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. RSS feed for this archive. Should rhino horn trade be legalised? Ann & Steve. June 5, 2016. Continue Reading →. The poaching of white rhino bull #109. Ann & Steve. June 3, 2016. Continue Reading →. At the sharp end – the true cost of rhino poaching. Ann & Steve. June 2, 2016. How bad is the rhino poaching in Africa right now and how big a toll is the deadly horn trade taking on those battling to save them day in, day out? Reserve manager Simon Naylor o...
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‘Help a ranger – Save a rhino’ charity’s urgent Xmas appeal | Project: African Rhino
https://africanrhino.org/2014/11/24/help-a-ranger-save-a-rhino-charitys-urgent-xmas-appeal
Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. 8216;Help a ranger – Save a rhino’ charity’s urgent Xmas appeal. 8216;Help a ranger – Save a rhino’ charity’s urgent Xmas appeal. Anti-poaching unit on patrol in Hluhluwe iMfolozi. 8216;Camping equipment, cooking equipment, boots, wet weather gear wet weather stuff in particular. Poachers don’t stop for the bad weather, they quite like the bad weather’. 8230;anti-poaching ranger, Hluhluwe iMfolozi reserve, South Africa. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Rhinos Now A Bigger Tourist Draw | Project: African Rhino
https://africanrhino.org/2014/05/06/rhinos-now-a-bigger-tourist-draw
Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. Rhinos Now A Bigger Tourist Draw. Rhinos Now A Bigger Tourist Draw. The economic importance of rhinos to South Africa’s tourist industry has been underlined in new research which has found the threatened animals have become a bigger tourist draw in Kruger National Park, with more people prepared to pay to see them. 8216;We started this project in 2011 in South African national parks that have rhinos, although our bigger focus was on Kruger National Par...
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Kenya’s black rhinos gaining ground | Project: African Rhino
https://africanrhino.org/2015/02/16/kenyas-black-rhinos-gaining-ground
Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. Kenya’s black rhinos gaining ground. Kenya’s black rhinos gaining ground. Black rhino in Ol Pejeta. Ol Pejeta recently lost one of its four northern white rhino. It’s welcome news for Ol Pejeta, which has recently had the disappointment of losing one of its northern white rhino, which died from natural causes ( see previous blog. Ol Pejeta farms Boran cattle alongside wildlife. We’ve previously reported on another initiative to increase land avai...
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Kenya’s rhinos: the good, the bad and the ugly | Project: African Rhino
https://africanrhino.org/2014/10/30/kenyas-rhinos-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly
Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. Kenya’s rhinos: the good, the bad and the ugly. Kenya’s rhinos: the good, the bad and the ugly. Pastures new: black rhino at Lewa. Late lamented: Suni (foreground) and Najim, under guard at Ol Pejeta. Basic facilities: anti-poaching patrol camp at Chyulu Hills. Tags: Big Life Foundation. From rhinos to rosewood – illegal trade is on the up. 8216;Help a ranger – Save a rhino’ charity’s urgent Xmas appeal →. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. You are commenting...
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Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. Should rhino horn trade be legalised? Ann & Steve. June 5, 2016. Today is World Environment Day, the theme – illegal wildlife trafficking. Whether or not to legalise the trade in rhino horn has been one of the hottest controversies surrounding the poaching crisis. The South African government has backed off plans to seek the legalisation of an international horn trade later this year at the CITES convention, […]. Continue Reading →. Ann & Steve. Rhino ...
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Could synthetic horn help save the rhino? | Project: African Rhino
https://africanrhino.org/2015/03/23/could-synthetic-horn-help-save-the-rhino
Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. Could synthetic horn help save the rhino? Could synthetic horn help save the rhino? Could a synthetically produced imitation of rhino horn undermine the black market in poached horn, and help save the rhino? What prompted your interest in bioengineering a synthetic version of rhino horn? Can you briefly explain the technology involved? What stage of research and development are you at? We are moving from building prototype powders to creating an initia...
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India to adopt Africa’s rhino DNA database | Project: African Rhino
https://africanrhino.org/2014/05/29/india-to-adopt-africas-rhino-dna-database
Background to Rhino Poaching. Where to watch rhinos. India to adopt Africa’s rhino DNA database. India to adopt Africa’s rhino DNA database. Greater one-horned rhino in Kaziranga National Park. RhODIS, the rhino DNA indexing system developed in South Africa to help investigate illegal horn trafficking, is to be used in India to help prevent poaching of greater one-horned rhinos. Dr Cindy Harper with rhino DNA sample. The state government of Assam plans to introduce RhODIS in the near future, in collabora...
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