16 Rhino Carcasses Found At the Kruger National Park
Since the beginning of the month, 16 rhino carcasses have been found in the Kruger National Park (KNP). “Three of the rhinos were found dead but their horns were still intact. We don’t know what the cause was. It could be natural causes such as old age disease or they could have died in a […]
Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage in S.Africa attacked, baby rhino/s killed, care-givers savagely beaten, young woman sexually assaulted
Baby orphaned black rhinos at Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage. © Simon Espley In a brutal manifestation of how out of control the rhino situation is in South Africa, Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage was attacked, baby rhino/s killed, care-givers savagely beaten and a young woman sexually assaulted. On the night of 20 February 2017, the relative […]
Delta airlines bans shipment of lion, leopard, elephant, rhino, buffalo trophies
Delta issued the following statement today: Effective immediately, Delta will officially ban shipment of all lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and buffalo trophies worldwide as freight. Prior to this ban, Delta’s strict acceptance policy called for absolute compliance with all government regulations regarding protected species. Delta will also review acceptance policies of other hunting trophies with […]
Record ivory, rhino horn cache seized: Mozambique
Police in Mozambique have seized nearly 1.3 tonnes of ivory and rhino horns, obtained from the illegal slaughter of 65 rhinos and 170 elephants, from a house belonging to a Chinese national. Mozambique is a known source of poachers willing to cross the porous border to South Africa to fill orders for rhino horn from […]