Dehorning rhinos significantly reduces poaching rates, offering a promising strategy for conservation in African reserves.

Namibia has built up large stockpiles of rhino horn after pioneering the practice of cutting them off to deter poachers.

After bringing Africa’s black rhinos spectacularly back from the brink of extinction one of the world’s most successful conservation programmes is to celebrate its first decade by seeking to extend ...

MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that ...

World Rhino Day, taking place every year on Sept. 22, has sparked creativity among African tour operators with many operators now offering innovative tourism conservation trips and rhino relocation ...

The world's most prolific rhino breeder has come up with a plan to end a poaching industry that has seen 5,000 of the rare animals killed in the last five years in South Africa—but it is controversial ...

Milwaukee County Zoo opened its new rhino and hippo habitat Dec. 5, completing its Adventure Africa project, a $50 million ...

The number of rhinos killed by poachers in Africa rose for the sixth year in a row, threatening the survival of the endangered animals. At least 1,338 rhinos were killed by poachers across Africa in ...

Killings were down by 33%, according to South Africa's environment minister. Poaching of rhinos, one of the world's most endangered species, has been on the decline in South Africa ever since the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — A rhino turned the tables on a suspected poacher in Namibia, charging and injuring the man while he was allegedly tracking it. The incident happened in Etosha National Park after ...