“The applicant sets out that it costs him in the region of R20 million annually to feed, protect and propagate these animals. The applicant contends that he is running out of money to do so and the ...
Conservationists are increasingly turning to a method of protecting the world’s diminished population of rhinoceroses: removing their horns before poachers can get their hands on them. A study ...
The case was brought by a private farm owner who argued the R20m cost of feeding and protecting his rhinos was becoming financially unsustainable.
About 23 million years ago, a species of rhinoceros – similar in size to the modern Indian rhino but lacking a horn – made its home in the challenging environment of the Canadian High Arctic, which at ...
Investigators with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) on Thursday seized a large amount of illegal animal ...
Officials found at least nine rhino horns, numerous pieces of elephant ivory, several carved tusks, and a sea turtle shell. All samples are set for testing and identification at CDFW’s ...