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South Africa Injecting Radioactive Material Into Rhino Horns To Thwart Poaching
For the pilot study, 20 rhinos were injected with the radioactive material last year, which proved that it was not harmful to the animals.
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Poacher Caught At Kuno National Park, Home For India's Cheetahs
A man with past history of poaching has been caught from the core area of Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP), which is home to cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa, an official said on Saturday.
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Poachers Kill 8 Lions, Mutilate Bodies In Africa: Officials
South African police on Saturday said they had launched an investigation after eight mutilated lion carcasses were discovered at a private game farm.
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Baby Rhino Filmed Trying To Wake Its Dead Mother In Heartbreaking Video
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.
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Fair Game? Poachers Hunting For Rhinos Mauled To Death And Eaten By Lions
At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said on Thursday.
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16 Operations For Rhino Attacked By Poachers, Now Has Screws In Skull
Wildlife veterinarians say there is an urgent need for anatomical research on rhinos, which have been heavily poached for their horns, because an increasing number survive attacks and need treatment for injuries including gunshot wounds or deep cuts from axes or machetes.
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In South Africa, Drones Used to Battle Rhino Poaching
Several years ago, drones were touted by some as a silver bullet for conservation, but some experiments have foundered.
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Record 1,215 Rhino Poached in South Africa in 2014: Official
A record 1,215 rhinos were poached in South Africa in 2014, a 21 percent increase from the previous year, environmental authorities said Thursday.
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Record 1,020 Rhinos Killed in South Africa in 2014
A record 1,020 rhinos have been poached in South Africa this year, the government said, undermining multiple efforts by authorities to curb the slaughter of the endangered species.
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South Africa Nabs Two Vietnamese Men With 41 Kilograms of Rhino Horn
South African authorities have arrested two Vietnamese men in possession of 41 kg of rhino horn, the largest haul nabbed in the country battling to stave off poaching of its dwindling stock of the wild animals.
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Namibia Caught in Net of Elephant, Rhino Poaching
The rising tide of elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is spreading to the sparsely-populated vastness of Namibia in the southeast of the continent, latest official figures show.
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Rhinos may be extinct by 2020: experts
Rhinoceros in the wild may be pushed to extinction by the end of this decade if their unrelenting poaching continues at the present rate, experts have warned.
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South Africa Injecting Radioactive Material Into Rhino Horns To Thwart Poaching
For the pilot study, 20 rhinos were injected with the radioactive material last year, which proved that it was not harmful to the animals.
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Poacher Caught At Kuno National Park, Home For India's Cheetahs
A man with past history of poaching has been caught from the core area of Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park (KNP), which is home to cheetahs brought from Namibia and South Africa, an official said on Saturday.
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Poachers Kill 8 Lions, Mutilate Bodies In Africa: Officials
South African police on Saturday said they had launched an investigation after eight mutilated lion carcasses were discovered at a private game farm.
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Baby Rhino Filmed Trying To Wake Its Dead Mother In Heartbreaking Video
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.
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Fair Game? Poachers Hunting For Rhinos Mauled To Death And Eaten By Lions
At least three suspected poachers who were apparently hunting for rhinos have been mauled to death and eaten by lions on a game reserve in South Africa, the owner said on Thursday.
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16 Operations For Rhino Attacked By Poachers, Now Has Screws In Skull
Wildlife veterinarians say there is an urgent need for anatomical research on rhinos, which have been heavily poached for their horns, because an increasing number survive attacks and need treatment for injuries including gunshot wounds or deep cuts from axes or machetes.
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In South Africa, Drones Used to Battle Rhino Poaching
Several years ago, drones were touted by some as a silver bullet for conservation, but some experiments have foundered.
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Record 1,215 Rhino Poached in South Africa in 2014: Official
A record 1,215 rhinos were poached in South Africa in 2014, a 21 percent increase from the previous year, environmental authorities said Thursday.
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Record 1,020 Rhinos Killed in South Africa in 2014
A record 1,020 rhinos have been poached in South Africa this year, the government said, undermining multiple efforts by authorities to curb the slaughter of the endangered species.
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South Africa Nabs Two Vietnamese Men With 41 Kilograms of Rhino Horn
South African authorities have arrested two Vietnamese men in possession of 41 kg of rhino horn, the largest haul nabbed in the country battling to stave off poaching of its dwindling stock of the wild animals.
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Namibia Caught in Net of Elephant, Rhino Poaching
The rising tide of elephant and rhino poaching in Africa is spreading to the sparsely-populated vastness of Namibia in the southeast of the continent, latest official figures show.
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Rhinos may be extinct by 2020: experts
Rhinoceros in the wild may be pushed to extinction by the end of this decade if their unrelenting poaching continues at the present rate, experts have warned.
