The trade in rhino horn: asset stripping on an apocalyptic scale
| The trade in rhino horn: asset stripping on an apocalyptic scale
The Guardian | 17 April, 2014 | Paula Kahumbu with Andrew Halliday
I am sitting in a large meeting room at Pretoria University in South Africa at a conference to discuss the trade in rhino horn. Expecting a fierce debate pitting conservationists against hunters and traders, instead I find myself confronting my… Full Story ? |
| The sweet sound of saving rhinos – with song
Daily Maverick | 21 April, 2014 | Don Pinnock
In the scramble to save our rhinos, what generally comes to mind is a mix of camouflage-clad soldiers, high-powered rifles, tracker dogs and deadly force against ruthless poachers with bullets, machetes and no pity. That’s been the response so far… Full Story ? |
| Questions raised over ownership of Zimbabwe’s Kanondo
Tourism Update | 23 April, 2014 | Tessa Reed
Concerns have been raised about the safety of the Presidential Elephant Herd, which is based in an area called Kanondo, near Hwange National Park, following allegations that land in the area had been illegally claimed and that hunting could be… Full Story ? |
| Thieves Steal Rhino Horns in South Africa
Associated Press | 22 April, 2014 | Christopher Torchia
In a nighttime theft, robbers broke into a South African provincial parks office with a 24-hour security service and used a machine tool called a grinder to break into a safe holding a stockpile of rhino horn worth a fortune… Full Story ? |
| No more time to lose for lions
The Sydney Morning Herald | 18 April, 2014 | Anthony Ham
The number of lions in west Africa has fallen so much that there are growing concerns for the future of the entire species. When Dr Philipp Henschel went looking for lions in west Africa, he got a nasty surprise –… Full Story ? |
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