Tag: poaching
CSIR produces anti-poaching guide
Proof of the range of topics the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) invests brainpower, time and funds into comes with an anti-poaching...
Rhino poaching in Namibia down 63% on tougher policing, penalties
Rhino poaching fell 63% year-on-year in Namibia, the ministry of environment said on Friday, citing intensified intelligence operations by authorities and tougher sentences and...
Safeguarding Botswana’s living treasures
Botswana is taking a comprehensive approach to safeguard one of its most valuable resources — its wildlife.
Botswana’s commitment to its diverse and majestic wildlife...
Rhino poaching declines significantly
The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries says rhino poaching decreased by almost 53% in the first six months of 2020, with 166 animals...
SARS makes R115.6 million rhino horn bust
Rhino horn worth R115.6 million has been discovered at OR Tambo International Airport, according to the South African Revenue Service (SARS).
A total 41 pieces...
South Africa dehorns dozens of rhinos to prevent lockdown poaching surge
South Africa has dehorned dozens of rhinos in three popular game parks, aiming to prevent armed poachers taking advantage of the post-COVID-19 crash in...
China says illegal hunting and trading of wild animals will be...
China will severely punish the illegal hunting and trading of wild animals, it said in its government work report issued on Friday, as it...
Secret Chinese criminal societies make millions poaching abalone
A net full of abalone isn’t much to behold. Their gray shells are covered with algae, and when cracked open they reveal a sea...
Hensoldt celebrates three years of protecting world’s largest rhino conservancy
Hensoldt South Africa has celebrated three years of protecting the world’s largest rhino conservancy with zero poaching incidents, with the company’s technologies keeping 1...
SANDF enforcing maritime security, combating poaching in the Overstrand
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has from the middle of January deployed to the Overstrand region of the Western Cape to deter...
Question for Public Works and Infrastructure Minister uses defenceWeb information
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille’s R37 million Beit Bridge fence upgrade as part of government efforts to prevent the spread of...
