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Tag: Rhinos

Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution
Conservation

Radioactive Isotopes Being Embedded in Rhino Horns Seen as ‘Magical’ Anti-Poaching Solution

February 25, 2026

In South Africa, a strategy 6 years in the making to protect rhinos from poaching, as ingenious as it…

Rhino Poaching Surged 93% in Namibia Last Year—Study Shows Wealth May Be Key to Stopping It
ArchivesConservation

Rhino Poaching Surged 93% in Namibia Last Year—Study Shows Wealth May Be Key to Stopping It

January 31, 2023July 13, 2023

In one of Namibia’s flagship attractions and largest wildlife sanctuaries, rhino poaching surged 93% in 2022, with 87 black…

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began
ArchivesConservation

Greater One-Horned Rhino Population Tops 4,000 for the First Time Records Began

May 11, 2022July 17, 2023

In their biannual population survey, the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) has announced that the population of the greater one-horned…

Banning the Wildlife Trade Could be Good News for Certain Animals, and a Death Sentence for Millions of Humans
Environment

Banning the Wildlife Trade Could be Good News for Certain Animals, and a Death Sentence for Millions of Humans

April 10, 2020

Kenya. January 2019. PICTURED: Black rhino in Masai Mara’s green season. Photo credit: Kandukuru Nagarjun. CC 2.0 After research…


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