Journalists arrested on rhino poaching investigation
Two international journalists investigating rhino poaching in Mozambique were arrested for espionage...
17 February, 2015
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Kruger’s rhino poaching ‘highway’
Mozambican poachers are using sugar cane fields to sneak into the Kruger National Park, where shootouts with anti-poaching teams are peaking and rhino poaching statistics continue to rise. Fiona Macleod...
07 November, 2014
Dogs sniff out record rhino horn stash
[caption id="attachment_1275" align="alignleft" width="340"] Detector dogs can find even a tiny molecule of rhino horn. This dog and handler are part of the Endangered Wildlife Trust Rhino Project, which focuses...
01 November, 2014
Mozambique deal to combat poaching
An historic deal to tackle wildlife crime in Mozambique has been signed between the Mozambican government and the Peace Parks Foundation...
29 October, 2014
US charges SA hunters for illegal rhino safaris
Controversial South African hunter Dawie Groenewald and his brother, Janneman, charged in the US with fraudulently hunting 'problem' rhinos and laundering the horns on the black market...
24 October, 2014
Kruger rhino sales go ahead
Moving rhinos out of the Kruger will go ahead, says SANParks, but due diligence is essential...
02 October, 2014
DNA leads in rhino prosecutions
DNA profiling has proved a game changer in securing harsh sentences for poachers and rhino horn smugglers, writes Louise de Bruin [caption id="attachment_1047" align="alignleft" width="765"] Less than 0,1mg of horn is...
08 September, 2014
Mapping rhino poaching court cases data
Oxpeckers Rhino Court Cases interactive map provides an easy, accessible way to keep track of cases involving rhino poaching...
21 August, 2014
Kruger rhinos to Northern Cape
SANParks wants to move rhinos out of the Kruger to protect them from poachers. Contracts were signed with three hunting outfits based in the Northern Cape...
13 August, 2014
Vets to the rhinos’ rescue
South Africa is losing a species about which very little is known. Louise de Bruin talks to two vets whose mission is to save the rhinos...
01 August, 2014