One Horned Rhino

Assam made history on Wednesday by burning nearly 2,500 rhino horns in one of the largest anti-poaching drives of its kind in Asia.

World Rhino Day: The Day is celebrated every year on September 22. It provides an opportunity to work towards saving the animal, which has been the target of poaching for decades. Rhino horns are in great demand in many southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and China. The Chinese use it to make traditional medicines. More than ever, rhin...

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday handed over a pair of one-horned rhino to Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong at a programme in the capital.

In the early hours on Sunday, a female rhino was shot by poachers at Assam's Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the world's biggest population of the one horned rhino. Her horn, a prized commodity allegedly worth millions of dollars in the international grey market, was sawn off.

Tanzanian police said today they had arrested four Chinese men after finding 11 rhino horns hidden beneath their car in one of the largest seizures in the east Africa country.

A poacher turned wildlife defender is leading the way for conservation of the endangered one horned rhino at Assam's Manas National Park. His efforts have won hearts and awards over the last decade, the latest being the Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award.

Rhinoceros horn fetches poachers more than what one gets from comparable weight of gold or diamonds, a critical factor that is driving the extinction of one of the world's largest herbivores, says a new study.

A day after the forest department in Assam killed a poacher in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, yet another rhino has been killed by poachers in the famous park and made away with its horn.

Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday made his first visit to Assam's Kaziranga National Park that is home to the largest population of the endangered one horned rhino in the world. Poaching at the park has become a big problem over the years; 22 rhinos have been killed just this year so far.

A rhino poacher in South Africa has been sentenced to 77 years in prison in one of the heaviest penalties aimed at curbing poachers who target rhinos for their horns, which fetch a high price on the illegal market in parts of Asia.

A rhino poacher in South Africa has been sentenced to 77 years in prison in one of the heaviest penalties aimed at curbing poachers who target rhinos for their horns, which fetch a high price on the illegal market in parts of Asia.

Assam's Kaziranga National Park, home to the world's largest population of one horned rhinos and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has seen an alarming number of poaching incidents over the last two years.

Another rhino was killed by poachers at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam today with the toll rising to seven at the UNESCO World Heritage site in a month.

Suspected poachers have yet again killed two rhinos in Assam, including one near the high-security Kaziranga National Park within less than 24 hours, and decamped with their horns, forest officials said Tuesday.

The rhino census in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam concluded today with the officials expecting rise in the number of the animals. The census, which began yesterday, concluded in all the ranges but bad weather hampered the process with many of the survey teams yet to return, Park Director S Baruah said.

Assam made history on Wednesday by burning nearly 2,500 rhino horns in one of the largest anti-poaching drives of its kind in Asia.

World Rhino Day: The Day is celebrated every year on September 22. It provides an opportunity to work towards saving the animal, which has been the target of poaching for decades. Rhino horns are in great demand in many southeast Asian countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and China. The Chinese use it to make traditional medicines. More than ever, rhin...

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday handed over a pair of one-horned rhino to Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Yu Hong at a programme in the capital.

In the early hours on Sunday, a female rhino was shot by poachers at Assam's Kaziranga National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site and home to the world's biggest population of the one horned rhino. Her horn, a prized commodity allegedly worth millions of dollars in the international grey market, was sawn off.

Tanzanian police said today they had arrested four Chinese men after finding 11 rhino horns hidden beneath their car in one of the largest seizures in the east Africa country.

A poacher turned wildlife defender is leading the way for conservation of the endangered one horned rhino at Assam's Manas National Park. His efforts have won hearts and awards over the last decade, the latest being the Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service Award.

Rhinoceros horn fetches poachers more than what one gets from comparable weight of gold or diamonds, a critical factor that is driving the extinction of one of the world's largest herbivores, says a new study.

A day after the forest department in Assam killed a poacher in Assam's Kaziranga National Park, yet another rhino has been killed by poachers in the famous park and made away with its horn.

Union Environment and Forest Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday made his first visit to Assam's Kaziranga National Park that is home to the largest population of the endangered one horned rhino in the world. Poaching at the park has become a big problem over the years; 22 rhinos have been killed just this year so far.

A rhino poacher in South Africa has been sentenced to 77 years in prison in one of the heaviest penalties aimed at curbing poachers who target rhinos for their horns, which fetch a high price on the illegal market in parts of Asia.

A rhino poacher in South Africa has been sentenced to 77 years in prison in one of the heaviest penalties aimed at curbing poachers who target rhinos for their horns, which fetch a high price on the illegal market in parts of Asia.

Assam's Kaziranga National Park, home to the world's largest population of one horned rhinos and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has seen an alarming number of poaching incidents over the last two years.

Another rhino was killed by poachers at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in Assam today with the toll rising to seven at the UNESCO World Heritage site in a month.

Suspected poachers have yet again killed two rhinos in Assam, including one near the high-security Kaziranga National Park within less than 24 hours, and decamped with their horns, forest officials said Tuesday.

The rhino census in the Kaziranga National Park in Assam concluded today with the officials expecting rise in the number of the animals. The census, which began yesterday, concluded in all the ranges but bad weather hampered the process with many of the survey teams yet to return, Park Director S Baruah said.