Arrests, courts and convictions. Over 200 white and black rhino dead in South Africa since beginning of 2012. Killed for their horn. Animal poaching reached epidemic proprotions due to illegal trade, syndicates, organized crime, trafficking. Information provided by a confidential source in South Africa. First off, the notorious Groenewald gang rhino poaching case, best known for the
WAR, Warriors for African Rhino, initiates campaign to save the endangered rhino in South Africa, please sign the petition, get your SA embassy involved, send a letter and get President Zuma to lead the charge. This morning we received an urgent plea to arms from our friends at WAR [Warriors for African Rhino] to join the campaign
Kariega Game Reserve, two rhino fighting to survive after horns poached by rhino poachers, rangers plead for help to save the endangered species. Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend
Karen Trendler recently (with the Endangered Wildlife Trust) conducted a rescue & response workshop for orphaned and injured rhino at the Johannesburg zoo. Karen Trendler who found her life’s mission in rescuing both orphaned young and injured adult rhinos recently (in conjunction with the Endangered Wildlife Trust) conducted a rescue & response workshop at the
Rhino poaching escalates in South Africa. Death toll passes 100. Organized crime crack down, more arrests. Wildlife trafficking from SA via USA to China. As there is so much RHINO NEWS to cover I’m simply hitting the highlights giving you links to detailed articles. Poaching Death Toll Passes 100 After only two months of 2012 the rhino
Don’t live in SA? You can help save the endangered rhino by writing letters to South Africa’s President Zuma, contact your local zoo, volunteer and more to help stop animal poaching. “I don’t live in South Africa, how can I help save the rhino?” After hearing that sadly over 90 rhino have been killed
A letter from Nikela’s Founder and Executive Director to SanParks CEO and the Minister of Environmental Affairs of South Africa regarding the continued escalation of rhino poaching. When reports came in that eight dehorned dead rhino where found in the Kruger National Park, bringing the total to 25 rhino lost already this year in that
The truth about what happened to Spencer the Rhino who died suddenly during a treatment to help protect him from animal poachers in South Africa. Why did Spencer die? Who’s to blame? Sadly as Lorinda Hern and others involved in the Rhino Rescue Project reel from the unexpected loss of their rhino named Spencer the
Margot Stewart created this informative, tastefully done video on the crisis of the endangered rhino in South Africa due to relentless poaching, the wildlife illegal trafficking, the anti-poaching rangers, CITES and black rhino, white rhino. With 50 already rhino dead in the first 40 days of 2012, the poaching for its horn continues to escalate.
South African National Parks (SANParks) – three Rhino poachers from Mozambique were found guilty of illegal rhino hunting. This just in from our colleague Kevin Beswick in South Africa: South African National Parks (SANParks) announced today (31 January 2012) that three Rhino poachers from Mozambique were found guilty of illegal rhino hunting at Phalaborwa Regional Court
