‘Two-thirds of the world’s five rhino species could be lost in our lifetime’
Ahead of World Rhino Day, International Rhino Foundation sounds alarm
Rhinos should be conserved in Africa, not moved to Australia
The estimated $4-million expenditure is almost double the anti-poaching budget for South African National Parks
Another one bites the dust
The world's last surviving male Northern White rhino has died after months of ill health
Sotheby’s and Bonhams not to auction rhino horns from now on
A third leading auction house, Christie’s already has a policy in place to not auction such products
Is green militarisation a right response to curb poaching?
Such a step to protect wildlife, which is in practice in Kaziranga, has been criticised for alienating indigenous poeple
Activists divided on rhino poaching numbers in South Africa
The numbers of rhinos killed in 2015 range between 1,160 and 1,500
Fighting rhino poaching in India, CSI-style
A tool developed in South Africa could help catch poachers in India
We asked people in Vietnam why they use rhino horn. Here’s what they said
The findings suggest that the demand for rhino horn is unlikely to fall because people’s beliefs are firmly entrenched. The hope is that …
Crouching tiger, hidden games
The declaration by China’s State Council that rhino and tiger parts can now be used ‘in medical research and healing’ as long …
Sumatran rhino is now extinct in Malaysia
Iman, the last Sumatran rhino in the country, passed away on November 23, 2019
CITES CoP 2019: Eswatini’s request to trade in white rhino horn rejected
The landlocked southern African country wanted to change the rules that currently forbid the international commercial trade in rhino horns
South Africa to set up panel to look into rhino policy
New panel to review earlier recommendation of legal trade in rhino horn; look into trade and handling of elephants, lions, leopards
India’s Manas National Park illustrates the human dimension of rhino conservation
The fortunes of the park’s rhinos are intertwined with ethnic politics in India’s restive Assam State
Assam floods: about 250 animals, including 17 rhinos dead in Kaziranga
The death toll is likely to rise after the entire floodwater gets out of the park
Eight including three guards arrested in rhino poaching case
Investigations likely to unveil a big poaching nexus, sources say
Northern white rhino on verge of extinction
Only six members left after male’s death on Friday
South Africa moves 100 rhinos to neighbouring countries
Measure taken to prevent animals from being poached
Rhino poachers arrested near Kaziranga
They were found carrying a rifle and a fake rhino horn, say forest officials
‘There still could be a couple of Sumatran rhinos in Myanmar’
As Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino died this week, Down To Earth spoke to expert on the Northeast’s fauna, Anwaruddin Choudhury, …
Kaziranga needs both, animals and humans
We cannot straitjacket the park and its neighbouring areas into “humans-only” and “animals-only” landscapes
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Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino dies
Tam died on the afternoon of May 27 local time of old age illnesses
White rhinos and black deals
A controversial CITES decision allowing South Africa to sell live rhinos may be based on fudged figures
Unable to contain poaching, South Africa shifts rhinos to secret locations
The government hopes these measures will protect the fast-diminishing rhino population
India Eco Watch: Major ecological happenings of the week (Apr 8-14)
Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of Indian ecology, botany and zoology