rhinos

Most Conservation Funding Goes to Large, ‘Charismatic’ Vertebrates Instead of Lesser-Known, Threatened Species: Study

Most Conservation Funding Goes to Large, ‘Charismatic’ Vertebrates Instead of Lesser-Known, Threatened Species: Study

Larger, dynamic animal species like rhinoceroses and elephants get a lot of well-deserved attention. But they also get the lion’s share of global conservation funding, leaving threatened species that are not as well-known to fend for themselves. A 25-year study led by researchers at University of Hong Kong (HKU) has found that, of the nearly […]

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    30 White Rhinos Make Largest ‘Translocation’ in Their Species’ History

    30 White Rhinos Make Largest ‘Translocation’ in Their Species’ History

    Thirty white rhinos have just made an incredible journey. The vulnerable mammals traveled more than 3,400 kilometers (approximately 2,113 miles) from South Africa to Rwanda in the “largest single rhino translocation in history,” African Parks announced on Monday. “Introductions to safe, intact wild landscapes are vital for the future of vulnerable species like white rhino, […]

    Hopeful Increase of Black Rhino Population in Africa

    Hopeful Increase of Black Rhino Population in Africa

    There’s a welcome bit of good news coming out of Africa. After immense conservation efforts, the numbers of critically endangered black rhinoceroses is slowly ticking up, according to the latest figures released by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as the BBC’s Science Focus reported. The numbers show that the population is growing, […]

    Trump’s Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded After Legal Defeat

    Trump’s Trophy Hunting Council Disbanded After Legal Defeat

    The Department of the Interior (DOI) has disbanded a controversial council that promoted big game hunting after a judge ruled that environmental groups could challenge the legitimacy of the council in court, as The Associated Press reported. The DOI told a federal judge on Friday that the International Wildlife Conservation Council (IWCC) had ended its […]

    World’s Oldest Known Black Rhino Dies

    World’s Oldest Known Black Rhino Dies

    The world’s oldest known living black rhino has died at age 57. The rhino, a female named Fausta, died of natural causes Friday in a conservation area in the Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, Reuters reported. “Records show that Fausta lived longe[r] than any rhino in the world and survived in the Ngorongoro, free-ranging, for more […]

    Iman, the Last Female Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia, Has Died

    Iman, the Last Female Sumatran Rhino in Malaysia, Has Died

    The last Sumatran rhino died in Malaysia Saturday, making the critically endangered species extinct in that country. The last rhinoceros was a 25-year-old female named Iman, who passed away at 5:35 p.m. Borneo time, BBC News reported. She had suffered from cancer since she was captured in 2014, and a wildlife official said that painful […]

    How Do We Solve a Problem Like Wildlife Trade?

    How Do We Solve a Problem Like Wildlife Trade?

    By John R. Platt When it comes to solving problems related to wildlife trade, there are an awful lot of “sticky widgets.” That’s what Eli Weiss, founder of the WildiZe Foundation and host of the “Our Wild World” podcast, calls some of the most pressing issues related to legal and illegal wildlife trafficking. These big […]