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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
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Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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Poachers Were Looking For Rhinos. They Found Hungry Lions Instead
Sometime after the sun set Sunday, a group of men entered a dark South African reserve carrying a high-powered rifle, a silencer, an ax and a wire cutter - tools that poachers use to shoot and kill rhinos before sawing off their horns, according to Nick Fox, the owner of Sibuya Game Reserve.
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Want To Buy Rhino Horn? You Can In South Africa, DNA required
South African ranchers launched an online market for rhino horn on Monday, saying the open trade would help squeeze poachers out of the business
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Baby Rhino Gallops Into Public View At Singapore Zoo
A baby white rhino has made his first foray into the spotlight, galloping into a public enclosure at Singapore Zoo after being given a name -- Oban, which means "King" in the African Yoruba language.
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South African Police Nab Chinese Man With 18 Rhino Horns
South African police on Thursday said they had arrested a Hong Kong-bound Chinese man found with 18 rhino horns hidden in his luggage.
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South African Court Gives Green Light To Domestic Trade In Rhino Horn
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a government bid to keep a seven-year ban in place on the domestic trade in rhino horn, an industry group said today.
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African Rhinos To Be Flown To Australia To Escape Poachers
A retired South African sales executive who emigrated to Australia 30 years ago is hatching a daring plan to airlift 80 rhinos to his adopted country in a bid to save the species from poachers.
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South African Court Rules In Favour Of Local Rhino Horn Trade
The South African government says a court has denied its appeal of an earlier ruling that lifted a ban on the domestic trade in rhino horn.
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Culture War Brews Over South African Golden Rhino Figurine
For years, South Africa's apartheid government ignored the significance of a "golden rhino" figurine that provides undeniable proof of a sophisticated society existing before white men arrived.
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South African Judge Lifts Domestic Ban on Rhino Horn Trade
A South African judge today lifted a domestic ban on trade in rhino horns, in a direct challenge to government policy put in place in 2009 to try to stem rocketing poaching numbers.
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Cecil Stirs the World But Africans See 2 Sides to Hunting Debate
When Zambia banned lion hunting in 2013, animal welfare groups roared in approval, but rural Zambians who face a threat from big cats and receive a slice of hunting-related revenues complained, causing the government to change its mind.
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South African Rangers Kill 3 Poachers
South African officials say game rangers killed three poachers in the past week in an escalation of armed incursions into South Africa's flagship wildlife reserve, where hundreds of rhinos have been killed for their horns this year.
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South Africa Nabs Two Vietnamese Men With 41 Kilograms of Rhino Horn
South African authorities have arrested two Vietnamese men in possession of 41 kg of rhino horn, the largest haul nabbed in the country battling to stave off poaching of its dwindling stock of the wild animals.
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Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' Targets Africa Poaching Elite
Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of tip-offs to try to stem the killing.
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Giant Rats To Be Used To Sniff Out Illegal Wildlife Trade? Study Claims
The study demonstrated that the giant rats successfully detected samples of elephant ivory, rhino horn, pangolin scales and African hardwood.
-
Giant Rats in Africa Trained to Detect Ivory and Wildlife Products at Ports
In a unique approach, African ports are employing trained giant pouched rats to sniff out illegal wildlife goods such as ivory and pangolin scales. This effort, led by APOPO, aims to aid customs officials in identifying smuggled items from endangered species. Agile and cost-effective, these rats are trained to detect specific scents in mock warehou...
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Poachers Were Looking For Rhinos. They Found Hungry Lions Instead
Sometime after the sun set Sunday, a group of men entered a dark South African reserve carrying a high-powered rifle, a silencer, an ax and a wire cutter - tools that poachers use to shoot and kill rhinos before sawing off their horns, according to Nick Fox, the owner of Sibuya Game Reserve.
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Want To Buy Rhino Horn? You Can In South Africa, DNA required
South African ranchers launched an online market for rhino horn on Monday, saying the open trade would help squeeze poachers out of the business
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Baby Rhino Gallops Into Public View At Singapore Zoo
A baby white rhino has made his first foray into the spotlight, galloping into a public enclosure at Singapore Zoo after being given a name -- Oban, which means "King" in the African Yoruba language.
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South African Police Nab Chinese Man With 18 Rhino Horns
South African police on Thursday said they had arrested a Hong Kong-bound Chinese man found with 18 rhino horns hidden in his luggage.
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South African Court Gives Green Light To Domestic Trade In Rhino Horn
South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed a government bid to keep a seven-year ban in place on the domestic trade in rhino horn, an industry group said today.
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African Rhinos To Be Flown To Australia To Escape Poachers
A retired South African sales executive who emigrated to Australia 30 years ago is hatching a daring plan to airlift 80 rhinos to his adopted country in a bid to save the species from poachers.
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South African Court Rules In Favour Of Local Rhino Horn Trade
The South African government says a court has denied its appeal of an earlier ruling that lifted a ban on the domestic trade in rhino horn.
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Culture War Brews Over South African Golden Rhino Figurine
For years, South Africa's apartheid government ignored the significance of a "golden rhino" figurine that provides undeniable proof of a sophisticated society existing before white men arrived.
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South African Judge Lifts Domestic Ban on Rhino Horn Trade
A South African judge today lifted a domestic ban on trade in rhino horns, in a direct challenge to government policy put in place in 2009 to try to stem rocketing poaching numbers.
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Cecil Stirs the World But Africans See 2 Sides to Hunting Debate
When Zambia banned lion hunting in 2013, animal welfare groups roared in approval, but rural Zambians who face a threat from big cats and receive a slice of hunting-related revenues complained, causing the government to change its mind.
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South African Rangers Kill 3 Poachers
South African officials say game rangers killed three poachers in the past week in an escalation of armed incursions into South Africa's flagship wildlife reserve, where hundreds of rhinos have been killed for their horns this year.
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South Africa Nabs Two Vietnamese Men With 41 Kilograms of Rhino Horn
South African authorities have arrested two Vietnamese men in possession of 41 kg of rhino horn, the largest haul nabbed in the country battling to stave off poaching of its dwindling stock of the wild animals.
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Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' Targets Africa Poaching Elite
Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of tip-offs to try to stem the killing.
