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The most common reason for rhino poaching is to meet the high demand for their horns in Asian countries, where the horn is predominantly used in Traditional Chinese Medicine but is increasingly being used as a symbol of wealth and prosperity. [2] In previous generations, the most common rhino poaching activity was hunting for recreational purposes.
Rhino Man released on Apple TV, Google Play, and Vimeo on Demand on the 26th of July 2024 to commemorate the 2nd anniversary of the death of Anton Mzimba. One week later on the 2nd of August 2024, Rhino Man was released on Amazon Prime Video to commemorate the 10th year anniversary of the death of Martin Mthembu. [35] [36]
A new study of the gut microbiomes of captive southern white rhinos reveals a plausible cause to health problems that hinder the species’ reproduction. Poking around in rhinoceros poop may turn ...
Tech is coming to rescue the Rhinos. Due to the constant attacks by poachers who try to catch the endangered animals to take their horns and sell them to the black market, Rhinos have been under ...
Hemmersbach Rhino Force is a direct action conservation organization acting with a focus on the African rhinos.Rhino Force's main activities consist of anti-poaching rangers in the Greater Kruger National Park, a biobank called Hemmersbach Rhino Force Cryovault to preserve rhino genes and the Black Rhino Reintroduction to bring back rhinos to the Mid Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe.
Rhinoceros horns across all species have gradually shrunk over the past century and hunting may be the likely cause, scientists believe. The findings, published in the journal People And Nature ...
In 2013, poaching rates for white rhinos nearly doubled from the previous year. As a result, the white rhino has now received Near Threatened status as its total population tops out at 20,000 members. Poaching of the animal has gone virtually unchecked in most of Africa, and the non-violent nature of the rhinoceros makes it susceptible to poaching.
The figures come from arrests made within national parks, with poachers targeting high value products like ivory and rhino horn Zimbabwe caught 36 armed poachers in 2022 Skip to main content