Rhino

Rare Rhinos In Kaziranga National Park In Danger As Assam Floods Worsen

India News | Reuters | Tuesday July 16, 2019

Floods in Assam worsened on Tuesday with incessant rain swelling already raging rivers, inundating villages and a rhinoceros sanctuary as 1,000 soldiers were deployed to rescue people fleeing the rising waters.

Braving The Monsoon To Save Rhinos From Poaching In Assam National Park

India News | Agence France-Presse | Friday July 5, 2019

The monsoon may bring respite from the scorching heat, but for the rangers and animals at Kaziranga National Park it also brings danger as poachers take advantage of greater camouflage and flooding.

Baby Rhino Filmed Trying To Wake Its Dead Mother In Heartbreaking Video

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Wednesday July 3, 2019

A video of a baby rhino trying to wake up its dead mother, killed by poachers, is being held up an example of the ugly truth of poaching wildlife. Filmed last year in South Africa, heart-wrenching video was shared on Twitter by Indian Forest Service officer Parveen Kaswan on Tuesday.

Malaysia's Last Male Sumatran Rhino Dies, Fewer Than 80 Left In World

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday May 27, 2019

Malaysia's last surviving male Sumatran rhino died Monday, wildlife officials said, leaving behind only one female in the country and pushing the critically-endangered species closer to extinction.

Rhino Poacher Killed By An Elephant And Then "Devoured" By Lions

World News | Katie Mettler, The Washington Post | Monday April 8, 2019

Five suspected poachers entered Kruger National Park in South Africa last week to kill rhino living there, according to authorities.

Suspected Rhino Poacher Killed By Elephant, Eaten By Lions In South Africa

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday April 7, 2019

A suspected rhino poacher was trampled on by an elephant and then eaten by lions in South Africa's Kruger National Park, according to media reports on Sunday.

Xi Jinping Keeps China On High Alert Over "Black Swan" Events: Report

World News | Reuters | Monday January 21, 2019

China must maintain its high alert to "black swan" events while "grey rhino" events must be fended off, the country's President Xi Jinping said on Monday, adding that the economy faces deep and complicated changes, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

Poachers Kill Kaziranga Rhino, Escape With Horn

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 15, 2018

The carcass of an adult male rhino with its horn removed was spotted by a tourist group at Kaziranga National Park (KNP) in upper Assam today, a senior forest department official said. The tourist group spotted the carcass at the Bhulukajan forest camp area under the Bagori range in KNP, he said. Following the recovery, the number of rhinos killed ...

China Lifting Trade Ban On Tiger, Rhino Parts May Impact India: Experts

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 4, 2018

Indian wildlife experts have urged the government to be vigilant against poaching of tigers and rhinos after China eased a 25-year ban on the trade of body parts of the animals, and said New Delhi should also raise their concern with Beijing at international fora.

Experts Fear For India's Wildlife As China Allows Trade Of Animal Parts

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 3, 2018

Conservationists in India fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for "medicine and research purposes". They have called for strict plans to protect India's wildlife.

How A Plan To Save Kenya's Rhino Left 11 Dead In Historic Blunder

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 30, 2018

Eleven of Kenya's precious black rhinos were transferred to a new home in what was supposed to be a routine operation in a country fabled for its conservation.

Rhino Killed By Forest Guards In "Self-Defence" At National Park In Assam

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 28, 2018

An adult male rhino was tonight gunned down by forest guards in "self-defence" at the Kaziranga National Park in upper Assam, a senior Forest Department official said.

In Largest Such Haul, Malaysia Seizes Rhino Horns Worth $12 Million

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 21, 2018

Malaysia has seized rhinoceros horns worth nearly $12 million bound for Vietnam, the Southeast Asian nation's largest haul of such contraband, officials said on Monday.

Opinion: We Are Losing The Fight To Save Endangered Species

Opinion | Erik Vance, The Washington Post | Sunday July 15, 2018

The northern white rhino isn't going out with the thundering charge that it's due. It won't go out in a blaze of glory, fighting a pride of lions, as would befit such an inspiring creature. It's going to die sad and old, withering away under armed guard in central Kenya while dozens of scientists - and millions of other humans around the world - lo...

Nepal's K P Sharma Oli Gifts A Pair Of One-Horned Rhinos To China

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 13, 2018

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.