From caring for household pets to wild animals, a Purdue-University educated veterinarian takes her skills beyond central ...

Although the international trade of rhino horn has been banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) since 1977, demand from consumers in Asia who see it as a ...

But he ran out of money, and with the horn trade still banned under international law, he put the rhinos up for sale in 2023. He told Agence France-Presse (AFP) at the time that he’d spent ...

Poachers sometimes kill a rhino outright, or tranquilize it before cutting off its horn, sometimes hacking off a large portion of the animal’s face, leaving it bleeding to death. In South Africa ...

The creatures, which can weigh over 2,000 kilograms (more than 4,000 pounds), originated from a controversial breeding program started in the 1990s by property developer John Hume. Hume, who spent ...

This week, a pivotal moment for wildlife conservation unfolded as ten critically endangered black rhinos were successfully translocated from South Africa to Zinave National Park in Mozambique ...

Rhino. Image via Unsplash The primary driver behind rhino poaching has been the persistent belief in certain Asian cultures, particularly in China and Vietnam, that rhino horn possesses medicinal ...

The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80% reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study in a major South African conservation area, researchers said recently.

Lee understood something fundamental about masculine insecurity. The rhino is a 6,000-pound symbol of raw power, aggression, and virility. The horn's obvious phallic symbolism needs no explanation.

Poaching has decimated rhino populations across Africa, but a new study finds that dehorning the animals, or surgically removing their horns, drastically reduces poaching. The study focused on 11 ...