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Peace Parks Foundation recently announced the birth of the first female white rhino at the Zinave National Park in Mozambique. The announcement comes after many years of effort between the foundation and the Mozambique and...

Nearly half of South Africa’s rhinos were killed by poachers last year, and a private army is working hard to protect the remaining animals. Rhinos are hunted almost exclusively for their horns, so John Hume opened a rhino...

South Africa is home to 80 percent of the world's rhinoceros population, yet poaching practices are devastating the species. The first eight months of this year held 749 killings of wild rhinos - up from 719 last year - and...

In a shocking decision handed down late last week, a panel of three South African judges struck down the country’s ban on trading rhino horn. Two of the country’s largest rhino farmers, upset that they couldn’t profit...

After 40 million years roaming the earth, the rhinoceros has reached a point where it is classified as "critically endangered"—the Western black rhino was declared extinct, and only one, single Northern white rhino is left...

After 40 million years roaming the earth, the rhinoceros has reached a point where it is classified as "critically endangered"—the Western black rhino was declared extinct, and only one, single Northern white rhino is left...

In the last five years, poachers in Mozambique have killed almost half of the elephants in the country for the ivory. The government in Mozambique sponsored a study that shows a dramatic 48 percent decrease in the number...

A senior park ranger from South Africa's Kruger National Park has been charged with rhino poaching. To make matters even worse, the section ranger, Lawrence Baloyi, has previously spoken out publicly about the evils of...

It’s no secret that rhinos are being poached in numbers that are off the charts, and despite efforts to protect the animals, 2014 is on track to be the worst year in nearly a decade for rhino deaths...

When we think of the illegal ivory trade, most people envision the large smuggling busts that happen in Africa or Asia. It may surprise you to learn that the port of Newark in New Jersey is a hub for the illegal wildlife...

After years of unsuccessful cries for protection, some of South Africa’s threatened rhinos are finally being rescued. Conservationists have announced a plan to relocate the endangered animals to Botswana after repeated...

Well, we knew this was coming. In October 2013, Inhabitat reported on the Dallas Safari Club's nefarious plan to auction off a rare permit to hunt and kill a black rhino in the African nation of Namibia. Despite sustained...

Kenyan officials announced Wednesday that the country will be taking a serious stand against rhinoceros poaching- by implanting every rhino in the country with a trackable microchip...

A recent spike in the illegal wildlife trade is threatening to undo years of work by NGOs and governments around the world to save endangered rhinos. A new video series released by the World Wildlife Federation reveals some...

The year hasn't even reached a close and already poachers have killed more rhinos is South Africa - home to 80 percent of the world's rhino population - than in all of last year...