Removing the horn of a rhino to make it less appealing to poachers.
South African Govt Wants to Curb Rhino Horn Poaching
South Africa and Vietnam have launched talks toward an agreement to curb rhino poaching. South Africa lost 333 rhinos to poaching last year. The crime has soared in recent years driven by booming demand in Asia for rhino horn.-
South Africa: Govt Wants to Curb Rhino Horn Poaching
RFI, 29 September 2011
South Africa and Vietnam have launched talks toward an agreement to curb rhino poaching. Read more »
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South Africa: Spotlight On Rhino Poaching
BuaNews, 28 August 2011
Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa will on Monday brief the media on the increasing incidents of rhino poaching and measures taken to address this scourge. Read more »
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South Africa: The Rhino Fight Continues - 40 People Sky Jump for Rhinos
BuaNews, 3 August 2011
Sharon Ilett has decided to jump out off a plane, not to fulfil any bucket list desire but to raise awareness and funds for rhino conservation in KwaZulu-Natal. Read more »
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South Africa: DA Calls for Moratorium on Rhino Hunting
DA, 1 August 2011
The assault on South Africa's rhino population continues unabated. More than 220 rhinos have already been killed by poachers in 2011, and the total figure is sadly well on track to… Read more »
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South Africa: Nation, Mozambique Join Forces to End Poaching
BuaNews, 28 July 2011
South African authorities are finalising plans to meet their Mozambican counterparts to discuss ways to curb rhino poaching in the Greater Limpopo Transfrontier Park. Read more »
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South Africa: Rhino Poaching Worries Govt
BuaNews, 6 March 2011
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister, Edna Molewa says rhino poaching in the country is a cause for concern as it is continuing to increase at an alarming rate. Read more »
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South Africa: Tougher Action Against Rhino Poachers Needed
BuaNews, 14 March 2011
Mpumalanga MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism Norman Mokoena has called for harsher action against rhino poachers. Read more »
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South Africa: Technology Catches Up With Rhino Poachers
BuaNews, 1 February 2011
A rhino DNA sample kit is expected to help prosecutors be even tougher on those caught with rhino horns. Read more »
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South Africa: Mozambican War Rifles Used in Rhino Poaching
BuaNews, 13 January 2011
Mpumalanga military officials have revealed that some of the rifles used to poach rhino in the Kruger National Park date back to the Mozambican civil war. Read more »
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South Africa: Rhino Killings to Be Treated as Organised Crime - NPA
Business Day, 6 October 2010
ALL rhino poaching will be classified as organised crime, the head of the National Prosecuting Authority's (NPA's) organised crime unit, Johan Kruger, said yesterday. Read more »
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South Africa: Black Market Demand Sparks Upsurge in Rhino Poaching
SAPA, 5 October 2010
Twenty-one people have been arrested in connection with rhino poaching in South Africa in the past three weeks. Read more »
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South Africa: Summit to Discuss Rhino Killings
BuaNews, 4 October 2010
The recent spate of illegal rhino killings across the country has prompted the Department of Water and Environmental Affairs to convene a special summit this week in a bid to fight… Read more »
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South Africa: Poaching Accused Gets R1m Bail
BuaNews, 22 September 2010
The Musina Magistrate's Court in Limpopo has granted bail to the 11 people accused of rhino poaching. Read more »
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South Africa: Dampening Demand for Horn is Best Way to Halt Rhino Poaching
Business Day, 30 August 2010
A STRATEGY to protect rhino should also consider dampening demand for powdered rhino horn, which is prized in the Far East, a marketing and branding expert suggested last week. Read more »
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South Africa: Committee Targets Rhino Poaching
Business Day, 24 August 2010
A NEW committee to co-ordinate the fight against rhino poaching was formed yesterday as environmental groups vowed to work together to conserve rhino at the Lead SA Rhino Summit… Read more »
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South Africa: Keynote Address By Minister Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, South African Minister Of Water And Environmental Affairs
Govt of SA, 5 October 2010
The keynote address by Minister Buyelwa Sonjica, MP, South African Minister Of Water And Environmental Affairs at the minister's rhino summit on 5-6 October 2010 at the Reserve… Read more »
