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As rhino poaching syndicates continue to devastate South Africa’s wildlife, reserves such as Klaserie in Limpopo are using highly trained K9 units to track poachers
ANTI POACHING EFFORTS

How dogs join the fight against rhino poaching

As rhino poaching syndicates continue to devastate South Africa’s wildlife, reserves such as Klaserie in Mpumalanga are using highly trained K9 units to track poachers

  • Aarti Bhana
5 min read
John Hume (left) and his co-accused in court. (@CrimeWatch_RSA/X)
DIRECTORATE FOR PRIORITY CRIME INVESTIGATION

Controversial rhino breeder John Hume in dock on charges of rhino horn trafficking

Hume and five others, including his lawyer Izak du Toit, were granted bail on Tuesday

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
A white rhino is being monitored while it is sedated and awaiting the insertion of a dosage of radioisotopes into its horn by members of the Rhisotope Project.
INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

Rhinos go nuclear: Scientists use cutting edge deterrent to foil traffickers

The University of the Witwatersrand’s Rhisotope Project is embedding low-level radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to combat poaching

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read
Dehorning must not be seen as a silver bullet, according to experts. (Photo supplied)
EFFECTIVE ANTI POACHING METHODS

Dehorning rhinos cuts poaching by 78%, landmark study finds

Research shows it costs less and works better than other interventions

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read