Rhino Poaching – The Mail & Guardian

/ 3 July 2024

Meet the real rhino whisperers protecting black rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal

The WWF’s Black Rhino Range Expansion Project has established 17 new populations

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 27 February 2024

Rhino poaching spikes despite high conviction rate

KwaZulu-Natal remains the epicentre for poaching and the Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park appears to be fighting a losing battle against the crime

By Lyse Comins and Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 13 August 2023

Senior SANParks manager killed by hippo in Kruger National Park

Kobus De Wet played a leading role in investigations and the arrests of rhino poaching syndicates

By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 1 August 2023

231 rhinos killed for their horns so far this year

But measures such as law enforcement authorities working together have resulted in a decline in the number of animals killed

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 18 July 2023

Corruption at the helm of wildlife crimes, Wildlife Justice Commission report finds

The international organisation has released a study on the link between corruption and wildlife crimes

By Lesego Chepape

The Green Guardian

/ 22 April 2023

Creecy: Just five of 87 ranger posts at Kruger Park have been filled

The environment minister was responding to a Democratic Alliance parliamentary question

By Sheree Bega

National

/ 4 March 2023

Corruption rife at Kruger Park – report

About 40% of law enforcement employees at the park are participating in corrupt activities

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By Eunice Masson

The Green Guardian

/ 8 February 2023

Rhino poaching declines in Kruger, but poachers are on the rampage in KZN

Statistics confirm decline in rhino poaching losses in national parks from 451 in 2021 to 448 last year, the toll for private owners was 86

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 26 September 2022

Rhino poaching must be tackled as crime crisis, not as a conservation crisis

Wildlife Justice Commission says law enforcement agencies must address it as transnational organised crime

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 23 August 2022

Rhino poaching and illegal horn trade declining in Africa and Asia

Despite the decline in rhino poaching, there are critical threats to the survival of these iconic animals

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By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 2 August 2022

South Africa sees 59 fewer rhinos killed in the first half of 2022

Figures show South Africa’s efforts to combat rhino poaching pays off

By Eunice Masson

Africa

/ 22 June 2022

A notorious wildlife smuggler is finally behind bars

Moazu Kromah, aka ‘Kampala Man’, ran a wildlife trafficking syndicate in Africa and law enforcement authorities knew it. Why did it take so long to bring him to justice and what about the rest of his network?

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National

/ 19 May 2022

Zikalala finally releases first part of long-delayed rhino task team report

The report was commissioned in 2016 by KwaZulu-Natal’s former premier, Willies Mchunu, after a surge in rhino poaching

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By Simon Bloch

The Green Guardian

/ 1 February 2022

Fight against rhino poaching goes nuclear

Rhisotope project aims to significantly reduce demand for rhino horns by safely applying radioisotopes to deter poachers

By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 14 December 2021

South Africa witnesses alarming spike in rhino poaching

Twenty-three rhinos have been killed in 36 hours, according to a nonprofit organisation; the environment department says this figure is 24 since the beginning of December

By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 28 November 2021

The Mozambican criminal who escaped from South African prisons, twice

A rhino-poaching suspect, who recently escaped from police custody, has been identified as a criminal who was serving multiple life sentences when he broke out of prison last year

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By Simon Bloch

The Green Guardian

/ 23 July 2021

Alleged rhino kingpin and an Mpumalanga businessman arrested for possession of 19 rhino horns

Out on bail on similar charges, Dawie Groenewald finds himself behind bars once again, this time alongside hunter AB Steyn

By Eunice Masson

The Green Guardian

/ 18 April 2021

Skukuza court closure was like a ‘knife in the back’ of rangers

South Africa’s flagship wildlife-poaching court reopens in Skukuza after being shut for a year

By Sheree Bega

The Green Guardian

/ 5 February 2021

Kruger loses 70% of rhinos in 10 years

The good news is that the drought has eased, poaching is down and the environment department is now not only focusing on the poachers but is going after crime syndicates

By Sheree Bega