Economic development, environment, conservation and tourism MEC Motlalepula Rosho has condemned rhino poaching and appealed to all citizens in the province to rally behind the cause to end the scourge of animal torture.
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Final 2011 death toll of 448 represents one rhino lost every 20 hours, a slaughter driven by increased Asian demand for horn... Delete the scoop?
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LOCAL Government, Rural and Urban De-velopment Deputy Minister Cecil Zvidzai (MDC-T) has been named in a case in which three men were arrested in possession of… (RT @savetherhino: Zimbabwe: MDC-T Minister accused of involvement in rhino poaching after... Delete the scoop?
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Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife has applauded the 10-year sentences handed to two men who have been found guilty of illegally being in possession of a white rhino horn. Delete the scoop?
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One of the rhinos that was dehorned on a Worcester nature reserve has regained its sight.
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Two Mpumalanga police officers, suspected of being linked to a rhino poaching syndicate, are scheduled to apply for bail on Wednesday.
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There is no single silver bullet to solve the complex issue of saving the rhino...
...if you want to achieve a strategic goal, there must be alignment on the overall vision as well as a clear strategy of how to get there...
In the rhino support groups there is no such alignment...
In the meantime, the rhino poachers demonstrate a singular purpose in killing rhinos and removing their horns... Delete the scoop?
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WWF report, rhino poaching in South Africa, via Kevin Bewick, Anti Poaching Intelligence Group. Delete the scoop?
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A game farmer appears with rhino accused in court. Who can be trusted? -Legalbrief - a daily alert of important legal news... Delete the scoop?
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The illegal trafficking of wildlife and animal products is the third largest criminal industry in the world where black rhinos are particularly prized by poa... Delete the scoop?
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At a meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) last year, the international community concluded that the increase in rhino poaching has been caused largely by demand for horn ... Delete the scoop?
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“It's hardly surprising the horn was missing from the last rhino as Vietnam is the preeminent market destination for illegally sourced rhino horns,” says Tom Milliken, TRAFFIC rhino programme coordinator. Delete the scoop?
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I don't know about you, but over the past few months we've been hearing more and more stories of Rhino poaching making their way into the news, along.
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Rhino trophy hunting continues in name of funding conservation despite 778 rhinos killed in South Africa by poachers, illegal wildlife trafficking (2010/2011)...
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As demand for rhino horn soars, police and conservationists in South Africa pit technology against increasingly sophisticated poachers... Delete the scoop?
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A pair of Vietnamese smugglers have been arrested at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport for attempting to smuggle rhino horns and elephant ivory out of the country. Delete the scoop?
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The five suspects were found in possession of two rhino horns and a rhino carcass was found in the Hoedspruit area shortly after their arrest.
Limpopo police spokesman Brigadier Hangwane Mulaudzi said the five were caught in a crackdown operation spearheaded by the Crime Intelligence and Organised Crime (Hawks) Units... Delete the scoop?
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Since World Rhino Day (9/22/11) Vietnam has been in the news for moving against wildlife trafficking, good news for protecting wildlife in Africa. Delete the scoop?
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Zoo marches for rhinos by : EDICATED (Zoo marches for rhinos - EDICATED zoo staff made their feelings about rhino poaching be known when they left their j...)... Delete the scoop?
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Elegant? Not really. Photogenic? Perhaps not. On the verge of extinction? Pretty much. Delete the scoop?
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Footage Search announces the release of exclusive new video of a Black Rhinoceros brutally poached for it's horn. Illegally hunted and severely injured, the rhino is examined by game wardens in graphic detail, and is seen ... Delete the scoop?
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RT @IDDickinson: New anti-poaching equipment for Kruger: http://t.co/6MRLOQk5 #rhino... Delete the scoop?
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Bloc to introduce joint anti-poaching policiesThe Citizen DailyMinister of Natural Resources and Tourism Ezekiel Maige said the joint efforts were necessary to curb rising illegal trade in wildlife in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. Delete the scoop?
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