Poaching has decimated rhino populations across Africa, but a new study finds that dehorning the animals, or surgically removing their horns, drastically reduces poaching. The study focused on 11 ...

Commercial-scale poaching is emerging as a significant concern in East Africa’s tourism jewel, the Serengeti-Maasai Mara ecosystem, which spans parts of Tanzania and Kenya. This ecosystem is a ...

From DNA sequencing to fingerprint analysis, forensic scientists are using groundbreaking new tools to stop animal ...

Poaching in the world-renowned Kruger National Park could spell the end of its existence if it was not curbed.

Science Zoology To fight rhino poaching, nothing works better than cutting off their horns Column Nathaniel Herzberg According to a study conducted in 11 South African reserves between 2017 and ...

Local news Vryheid Herald Rhino killed during full moon in Pongola A full moon makes it easier to locate the rhinos and shoot them with accuracy in the dark.

Rhino poaching has been reduced by almost 80 per cent since a group has their horns removed by conservationists, a study involving the University of Oxford has found.

In South Africa, home to three quarters of the last remaining rhinos on the planet, a spike in rhino poaching is threatening the white rhino’s survival. Rising demand for the lucrative rhino ...

African Parks plans to “rewild” 2,000 rhinos from the Platinum Rhino breeding program over the coming decade.