Tag: rhino
Rhino poaching now a priority crime
Rhino poaching has now been evaluated to a priority crime in an indication of the seriousness with which government views the continued...
102 rhino killed to date this year
The latest rhino poaching numbers issued by the Department of Environmental Affairs show 102 of this Big Five species have fallen to...
Rhino poaching – the killing continues
Eighty-two dead rhino in 37 days is the shock statistic that reveals escalating levels of poaching taking place across the country.
As has...
More “militaristic” approach to Kruger poaching problem
The rhino slaughter in the Kruger National Park shows no signs of abating even though park management is cautiously optimistic that its...
SAAF rhinos’ horns treated to deter poachers
The South African National Defence Force's (SANDF) effort in ending rhino poaching has moved into its own backyard, with the horns of...
Rhino poaching is “grave concern” – Minister Molewa
Rhino poaching continued unabated last year with the national herd depleted by 668 - 220 more than in 2011.
The high kill rate...
More SANDF troops for the borders
The South African National Defence Force will deploy two more companies in the Northern Cape and North West Provinces as part of...
AAD gone but not forgotten
Africa's biggest exhibition of defence and security equipment has come and gone, but it has not been forgotten.
The three trade days,...
Ranger shoots cop, soldier kills ranger
An on-duty Kruger National Park game ranger searching for rhino poachers shot dead a policeman patrolling the South Africa-Mozambique border and was...
South Africa and Mozambique fighting rhino poaching
South Africa and Mozambique are working together to combat the scourge of rhino poaching, which has already killed 150 of the animals...
Sanparks officials arrested for rhino poaching
The four officials were arrested on Tuesday afternoon after two rhino were found killed in the Kruger National Park (KNP) earlier that morning, SANParks...
Rhinos at tipping point?
South Africa's rhino have already reached a crucial tipping point, due to the surge in poaching since 2008, veteran conservationist Dr Ian...
One SA rhino a day killed so far this year
Fifty-two rhino have been poached in South Africa so far this year, SA National Parks says. The hardest hit areas continue to be the...
Over 400 rhinos poached in S.Africa this year
The number of rhinos poached in South Africa has risen sharply this year with more than 400 killed, said the South African...
South Africa arrests two Thais, sees link to rhino poaching-report
South Africa's special police investigative unit arrested two Thai nationals suspected of having links to a rhino poaching syndicate in a crackdown...
SA, Moz to talk rhino
South African authorities are finalising plans to meet their Mozambican counterparts to discuss ways to curb rhino poaching in the Greater Limpopo...
Poaching, mass harvesting of rhino horns and illegal trade
Out of the scores of rhino that once roamed the earth, only five types remain - according to the International Rhino Foundation...
SANDF, SANParks nabs three more poachers
Soldiers deployed in the Kruger National Park along with South African National Parks (SANParks) officials have arrested another three heavily armed poachers....
SANParks stocks up on counter-poaching DNA kits
The South African National Parks yesterday received 1000 DNA kits to ensure effective prosecution of rhino poachers. According to SanParks, the kits...
Rhino poaching is being tackled by the National Joint Operational and...
The National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS) is conducting a coordinated and comprehensive operation to counter rhino poaching, which is a...
Defence Force nabs more poachers
The South African National Defence Force has arrested four more poachers. The military says two were arrested in the Kruger National Park...
SA, Vietnam ink police cooperation LoI
Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa and his counterpart General Le Hong Anh, Minister of Public Security of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam...
