Conservation: Southern white rhinos plucked from South Africa to become surrogate mothers in San Diego November 9, 2015 Six southern white rhinos are now settling in at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park after an epic journey from South Africa to take part… Continue Reading
Jackie Chan and Spike the rhino speaks out against rhino poaching November 3, 2015 Tools of the Trade has a very effective video out using Chinese film star Jackie Chan to speak out against rhino poaching Poaching of… Continue Reading
Small fines for bighorn sheep poachers in Alberta October 25, 2015 Five men have been fined a total of $24,500 for killing and abandoning four bighorn sheep in northern Alberta, the province has announced. The… Continue Reading
Pregnant and poached: Illegal wildlife trade claims another rhinoceros despite heroic efforts to save her October 15, 2015 iThemba was pregnant when poachers shot her in the head and hacked away her horn in KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa over the summer. They… Continue Reading
Is this the face of an Ivory Smuggling Queen? October 9, 2015 Anti-poaching investigators have caught what activists are calling the most important ivory traffickers ever arrested, a Chinese national who may have been responsible for… Continue Reading
Cecil the lion’s brother alive despite reports Jericho was victim of illegal hunt August 2, 2015 First horror, now relief in Zimbabwe. Despite reports that Jericho, brother of Cecil the lion, was poached, the lion is thriving. And even more… Continue Reading
Five elephants poached, calf orphaned in Kenyan national park July 31, 2015 Aug. 5, 2015 UPDATE BELOW *** Despite worldwide outrage over the killing of Cecil the lion, the big cat lured just outside a national… Continue Reading
New 24/7 monitoring turns rhinos into cyborgs aimed at terminating poachers. July 22, 2015 Protect RAPID anti-poaching project has an innovation solution to the pressing problem of poachers who target rhinos for their horns. A 24/7 real-time monitoring… Continue Reading
Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o speaks out against elephant poaching, ivory trade July 20, 2015 Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o is lending her support – and celebrity – to save elephants from poaching in Kenya. Nyong’o recently visited an elephant orphanage run… Continue Reading
Bat campaign aims to put best face forward July 5, 2015 Many have faces only a mother could love. But we really should, too. At least, that’s the message of Bat Conservation International in its… Continue Reading
