A rhinoceros without its horn is no longer a rhinoceros. That’s the unsettling truth at the heart of a new campaign from Rare ...

GUWAHATI: A specialised team has initiated the genetic analysis of samples collected from 2,573 rhino horns, most of which ...

The incident, confirmed by the South African Police Service (SAPS), took place in the Lower Sabie region, a known hotspot for ...

A couple of years ago, a few poachers trespassed into a South African wildlife sanctuary with the intention of killing an ...

There are five species of rhinoceros in the world, and all of them are the target of poachers. One controversial practice to combat poaching - intentionally removing the animals' horns - has been ...

In South Africa, home to three quarters of the last remaining rhinos on the planet, a spike in rhino poaching is threatening the white rhino’s survival. Rising demand for the lucrative rhino ...

Cruel but “necessary”: Can cutting off rhino horns — and selling them — help save rhinos? Sawing off rhinos' horns is keeping these magnificent creatures alive. Is selling those horns the ...

A study published in the academic journal Science has found that cutting off the horns of rhinos in Africa leads to a reduction in poaching of the endangered species.

The three were nabbed by Hawks at the beginning of July after they were found in possession of three rhino horns.

The suspects appeared in the Swellendam magistrates court on Friday after their arrest at the beginning of the month.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save ...