Rhino Horn Trade

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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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  Assam Businessman Named In Rhino Horn Trade Cases Surrenders

  A prominent businessman from Assam's Hojai, wanted in cases of illegal rhino horn trade, has surrendered before forest officials in Golaghat district.

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  Experts Fear For India's Wildlife As China Allows Trade Of Animal Parts

  Conservationists in India fear a significant increase in poaching as a result of China lifting a 25-year-old ban on trade in tiger bones and Rhino horns for "medicine and research purposes". They have called for strict plans to protect India's wildlife.

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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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  Thailand Seizes Rhino Horns Worth $5 Million In Biggest Haul For Years

  Thai customs have confiscated 21 rhino horns with an estimated value of nearly $5 million in the biggest such seizure in Thailand for years, officials said on Tuesday.

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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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  South Africa May Re-Consider Regulated Rhino Horn Trade In Future

  South Africa does not rule out a future call for regulated international trade in rhino horn trade, despite its decision not to push for legalisation at an upcoming CITES conference, a cabinet minister said Sunday.

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  Railway Constable Among 3 Arrested With Rhino Horn In Assam

  The Assam police today busted a rhino horn trading group and arrested three people in Jorhat's Titabor town. The arrests come three days after poachers shot dead a rhinoceros at Kaziranga National Park.

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  1,175 Rhinos Killed By Poachers In South Africa Last Year: Official

  Nearly 1,200 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, officials said Thursday, a slight decrease on 2014, but another year of carnage fuelled by Asian-led demand for their horn.

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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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  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.

• Poaching-Weary South Africa Mulls Legalising Rhino Horn Trade

  Pelham Jones bought his first rhinos for a private game park in South Africa some 25 years ago, completing his collection of the "Big Five" animals that visitors especially want to see.

• No Proposal for Rhino Horn's Legal Trade in South Africa

  The South African government said that it has not compiled a proposal regarding the legal trade of rhino horns.