Government unveils new plan to strengthen rhino coordination and confront poaching

The Hawks have arrested latest suspect in R9 million rhino horn theft from a stockpile facility in North West

Official figures on rhino horn stockpiles are ‘conflicting, inconsistent, untrustworthy and cannot be verified’, the report says

At the start of the 20th century, an estimated 500 000 rhino roamed Africa and Asia. Today, about 27 000 remain in the wild

We did all we could to make sure our vault was highly secured, says North West Parks and Tourism Board

The dog’s help in busting a smuggler is another blow to poaching and the illegal wildlife trade

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

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

An Avaaz Investigation shows how its algorithms drag casual users into international wildlife trafficking rabbit hole

The illegal wildlife trade is one of the most profitable criminal enterprises worldwide, but only recently has the focus shifted to investigating its financial flows

Alleged rhino kingpin and a Mpumalanga businessman appeared in court on charges of the illegal possession and selling of rhino horns

Tebogo Manamela talks to Lucas Ledwaba about helping to preserve Africa’s heritage and the rewards of working with – and sometimes being attacked by – animals at the Kruger…

Interviews with offenders provide insight into the structure of illegal wildlife trade networks