South Africa, Poaching and black rhino

South Africa records 16% drop in rhino poaching last year
South Africa recorded a roughly 16% drop in rhino poaching last year, with 420 animals killed for their horns versus 499 the previous year, the government said on Thursday. The country is home to nearly half of the critically-endangered black rhino population in Africa and to the world's largest population of near-threatened white rhinos.
South Africa Reports 16% Drop in Rhino Poaching, but Concerns Remain
The country is home to nearly half of the critically-endangered black rhino population in Africa and to the world's largest population of near-threatened white rhinos.
South African Rhino-Poaching Cases Drop to Lowest Since 2020
The number of rhinos killed illegally in South Africa declined to the lowest since 2020 last year after the province with the greatest concentration of the animals reported fewer poaching incidents.
SA records a decrease in rhino poaching numbers
As the government intensifies the fight against wildlife poaching, 2024 statistics have shown a drop in rhino poaching when compared to 2023.
Ngorongoro introduces South Africa’s white rhinos
ARUSHA: THE Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA) has introduced South Africa’s white rhinos to the Ngorongoro Crater,
18 South African white rhinos get safe abode in Tanzania
Ngorongoro. Tanzania has taken a significant step in wildlife conservation with the arrival of 18 white rhinos from South Africa, marking the first phase of a larger initiative to bolster the country’s rhino population.
The Citizen3d
Increased rhino killings at the start of 2025 mock last year’s poaching decline
Both accused were convicted in September last year, on charges falling under the National Environmental Management: ...
Phys.org19d
'We will save them': The quest to rescue nearly extinct rhinos
Najin and her daughter Fatu are the only northern white rhinos left on Earth. The clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of animals that humans have poached to extinction.
India Today on MSN11d
Two of a kind: The last northern white rhinos and a race against time
Last two northern white rhinos live under protection in Kenya Tourists visit Ol Pejeta to witness this conservation milestone Scientific efforts underway to revive species through IVF At Ol Pejeta ...
Daily Maverick5d
Dehorning bears fruit as rhino poaching deaths drop in 2024
More than a thousand rhinos were dehorned in this park last year to make them less desirable targets for poaching syndicates. Releasing the latest rhino poaching statistics yesterday (6 March ...
The Straits Times18d
‘We will save them’: The quest to rescue nearly extinct rhino
Najin and her daughter Fatu are the only northern white rhinos left on Earth. The clock is ticking before they become the latest in a long line of animals that humans have poached to extinction.