Every dog has its day
I have never been a K9 fan. Especially in a small 400km2 size reserve like uMkhuze. Especially where fiscal support and manpower are dwindling at an increasing rate. Dogs are admin. Dogs are hard work...
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I have never been a K9 fan. Especially in a small 400km2 size reserve like uMkhuze. Especially where fiscal support and manpower are dwindling at an increasing rate. Dogs are admin. Dogs are hard work...
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The total population of rhinos in Kruger National Park, the stronghold for Southern white rhinos during the last couple of decades, has declined by a staggering 59% since 2013. Today, according to a r...
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Over the past week, there has been a worrying spate of rhino poaching in Kenya’s Lake Nakuru Park. Reports from Kenya say that five rhinos have been killed, apparently in broad daylight and clos...
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Rhino poaching does not simply ‘happen’. Like a classic jewellery heist, the criminals will plan meticulously, detailing every step to reduce the risk of being caught. Poachers will know exactly w...
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In the last five years at least 134 kg of rhino horn has been seized by Hong Kong authorities. Including pieces-of and whole- horns, this amount is equivalent to 51 rhinos*.
While 51 rhinos might seem...
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Our Rhino Dog Squad appeal in 2015 raised over £60,000, split equally between the three canine units at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Ol Jogi and Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya. While at Lewa, I was kee...
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The illegal wildlife trade is the fourth-most lucrative transnational crime after drugs, arms and human trafficking. Rhino horn, in particular, is the highest-value illegal wildlife product. With the ...
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Photo credit Lowveld Rhino Trust
South Africa is currently experiencing a catastrophic rhino poaching crisis, with 668 rhinos lost during 2012. It is now evident that Mozambique has played a key role ...
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As part of my year-long internship with Save the Rhino, I recently had the privilege of travelling to Namibia to work for a month with Save the Rhino Trust (SRT). Namibia is a huge, sparsely po...
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Three members of a notorious poaching gang have been found guilty of killing 13 rhinos. Unfortunately, those rhinos will always be lost to a terrible crime, but this trial is a huge win for rhinos. So...
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Against an undefined legislative backdrop, and given the inadequate demonstration of due diligence, we believe that John Hume’s auctions have the potential to become a ‘Trojan horse’...
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On 12 June 2019, Moazu Kromah was arrested in Uganda. Kromah was extradited to the United States and faced a New York City courtroom the very next day, being charged by the US Government with conspira...
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