The Valley of The Rhinos Illegal international wildlife trafficking has reached alarming proportions, and is now ranked as the fourth most worrisome illegal activity in the world after drug and arms trafficking and human trafficking. We are facing a risk for future generations who would live in a world deprived of the most iconic species …
On the occasion of World Rhinoceros Day, recently celebrated, the NGO Fauna & Flora International draws attention to the urgency of taking measures to guarantee the survival of this species, at risk of extinction due to poaching and the trade in its horns. In Kenya’s Ol Pejeta Nature Reserve, trained anti-poaching dogs, along with the …
In 10 years there will be no rhinos in the world. So say the associations dedicated to the conservation of the five rhino species in the world. And the truth is, if we look at current trends, the three Asian and two African rhinos have a very uncertain future. At least, in their home countries. …
Saving the last groups of the wild Sumatran rhino (Dicerorhinus Sumatran) is the aim of a study that identifies, for the first time, priority forest protection areas and “irreplaceable to save the critically endangered species,” according to the authors. It is estimated that only 87-179 specimens are currently in existence in Indonesia. The Sumatran rhinoceros …
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At the dawn of the 20th century, there were almost half a million rhinos in Africa and Asia, and this number fell to 70,000 by the year 1970. It became 29,000 in the wild in 2020. This is because of large-scale sporting which is now officially illegal. The rhinoceros is now officially critically endangered, and …
To think an animal’s body part is worth its weight in gold is mind-blowing to say the least. So how did this lucrative practice begin? Who decided a rhinoceros horn is the key to solving all ailments? In Greek mythology, rhino horns were said to possess the ability to purify water. The Persians from the …
Plan A was to make conditions as perfect as possible to breed the last remaining Northern White Rhinos. Ol Pejeta did everything they could to make that a possibility. Plan B was to cross-breed the Northern whites with the Southern whites to at least perpetuate this precious gene pool. Somehow they would still live on; …
Reported by Fight for Rhinos she was one of three rhino found poached in Kariega Game Reserve. Thandi was the only rhino to survive. Since then this determined survivor has undergone surgery to help heal her opened sinus cavities with skin grafts. Not once, not twice, but about 12 times according to Dr. Will Fowlds. …
Recently in northeast India, an injured baby rhino was found in a backyard. Badly injured and unable to move, the 3 month old was the victim of a tiger attack. After initial medical treatment, the IFAW Wildlife Rescue Centre in India stepped in for further care and rehabilitation. This is not an unusual encounter. Cheetahs …
With the death of Suni, the Northern White Rhino, the last chance for the species lies at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Najin and her daughter Fatu are currently housed with a male southern white rhino in hopes of producing a pregnancy in one of the cows. The Northern White Rhino used to range over …