While the poaching and smuggling of sea snails may not excite the same public outrage as the high-profile ivory trade ... animal like an elephant or a rhino. But the impact of organised crime ...

Police in Mozambique have seized 1.3 tonnes of elephant ivory and rhino horn -- the ... South Africa has been hit with a sharp rise in rhino poaching in recent years, with numbers at record ...

Poaching crews often pay trackers to ... is that ivory and horn are the same. Ivory is an elephant's tooth, while rhino horn is keratin, similar to a horse's hoof. When an elephant's tusk is ...

This is according to Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George, who released the 2024 rhino poaching statistics to the media yesterday. His concerns were emphasised in a ...

The secluded Samburu conservancy is the first of its kind in the region, and every step supports conservation efforts and ...

LIMPOPO – The fight against rhino poaching took centre stage at the latest conservation evening hosted by the Phalaborwa Natural Heritage Foundation (PNHF) on Wednesday, March 5. Wildlife ...

The hefty 30 year imprisonment sentence handed down to a Mozambican national for his involvement in rhino poaching has been lauded with the court saying it should serve as a deterrent to those who ...

However, total rhino numbers have been dropping dramatically since around 2008, the year poaching began to escalate significantly in South Africa – reaching an annual killing rate of more than ...

South Africa recorded a 15% decrease in rhino poaching last year, with 420 rhinos killed, compared with the 499 killed in 2023. Of those, 320 were killed on state properties and 100 on privately ...

The latest rhino poaching report has revealed a decrease in poaching numbers in South Africa, but concerns remain as certain areas continue to see escalating poaching activities. The report ...