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Inaction is the worst possible rhino strategy

Inaction is the worst possible rhino strategy

17 May 2013 00:00 - Andrew Parker
Legalisation of international trade will not eliminate rhino poaching, but it will save a species, writes Andrew Parker.
Mozambique rhino 'extinct' again

Mozambique rhino 'extinct' again

02 May 2013 16:01 - Sapa-AP
Mozambique's rhino population was wiped out more than a century ago. Reconstituted several years ago, it has again been driven to extinction.
Rhino poaching figures still on the rise

Rhino poaching figures still on the rise

01 May 2013 13:18 - Sapa
The number of poached rhino for the year has risen to 273, says the environmental affairs department.
Video of dying rhino shows desperation of SA's poached animals

Video of dying rhino shows desperation of SA's poached animals

26 Apr 2013 14:13 - Sipho Kings
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. A video showing a rhino after its horn was hacked off has added to the discussion around the plight of SA's wild.
YouTube video draws focus to trophy hunting in SA

YouTube video draws focus to trophy hunting in SA

22 Apr 2013 10:26 - Sipho Kings
A new video of a canned lion hunt has been making waves on the internet, bringing renewed attention to trophy hunting in South Africa.
Boy (5) donates birthday money to rhino fund

Boy (5) donates birthday money to rhino fund

09 Apr 2013 09:20 - Sapa
A five-year-old Johannesburg boy has donated R4 000 of his birthday money to the Rhino SA anti-poaching campaign.
SA pushes for legal trade in rhino horn

SA pushes for legal trade in rhino horn

22 Mar 2013 00:00 - Julian Rademeyer
Environmental Affairs ­Minister Edna Molewa has thrown her weight behind controversial calls for the legalisation of trade in rhino horn.
Vietnam denies rhino horn charges

Vietnam denies rhino horn charges

15 Mar 2013 00:00 - Julian Rademeyer
Confronted by the evidence, the country rounds on those trying to force it to stop the trade.
SA and Vietnam NGO to fight rhino poaching

SA and Vietnam NGO to fight rhino poaching

14 Mar 2013 20:13 - Sapa
The Endangered Wildlife Trust has partnered with a Vietnamese nongovernmental organisation to develop an anti-rhino poaching campaign.
25 000 elephants poached in Africa

25 000 elephants poached in Africa

07 Mar 2013 10:33 - Sipho Kings
Urgent steps will have to be taken after a report at Cites sheds light on the dramatic rise in elephant poaching across Africa.
No signs of burglary at police station with missing rhino horns

No signs of burglary at police station with missing rhino horns

06 Mar 2013 08:48 - Sapa
Police say they have found no signs of a burglary at a police station outside Brits from where a set of rhino horns disappeared.
13 endangered one-horn rhinos slaughtered in India

13 endangered one-horn rhinos slaughtered in India

01 Mar 2013 10:11 - AFP
Poachers in north-east India have slaughtered 13 rare one-horned rhinos in the last two months, say officials.
Cites meeting in Bangkok to counter rhino poaching

Cites meeting in Bangkok to counter rhino poaching

28 Feb 2013 14:07 - Sipho Kings
With 2013 set to break new records in rhino poaching, environmental ministers will meet in Bangkok to find a solution.
Budget 2013 extends funding on environmental issues

Budget 2013 extends funding on environmental issues

27 Feb 2013 14:46 - Sipho Kings
Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's budget has been generous to the environment, with extended funding and clarity on the carbon tax.
102 rhinos killed this year

102 rhinos killed this year

20 Feb 2013 20:11 - Sapa
A total of 102 rhino have been killed since the beginning of the year, says the department of environmental affairs.
SA puts halt on total ban on rhino trophy exports

SA puts halt on total ban on rhino trophy exports

13 Feb 2013 19:40 - AFP
South Africa has announced its opposition to a total ban on rhino trophy exports, saying it has beefed up hunt rules.
Namibia offers model to tackle poaching scourge

Namibia offers model to tackle poaching scourge

26 Jan 2013 08:48 - Brigitte Weidlich
Faced with poachers who are ravaging elephant and rhino populations, African nations could do worse than look to Namibia for a game plan.
Save the rhino! Castrate a white dude

Save the rhino! Castrate a white dude

23 Jan 2013 00:00 - Chris Roper
Chris Roper ponders the National Press Club's decision to make the rhino Newsmaker of the Year 2012, and what this says about the media.
NPC defends decision to make rhino newsmaker of 2012

NPC defends decision to make rhino newsmaker of 2012

21 Jan 2013 10:28 - Sapa
The National Press Club has defended its decision to choose the rhino as Newsmaker of the Year 2012, which came under heavy criticism on social media.

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