Critter News

JULY 20, 2009

Organized crime is also heavily involved in trafficking of rhino products and other endangered species'. Rhino poaching is no longer used as a means of survival and sustenance,” says Susie Ellis of the International Rhino Foundation, in a statement. This statement in the USA Today article says it all.

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Critter News

DECEMBER 29, 2008

A breeding program in Malaysia will attempt to breed a rescued Borneo Sumatran rhino in order to save the endangered species. Experts cannot confirm how many Borneo Sumatran rhinos remain in the wild, but estimates range from 10 to 30 individuals, many of them isolated from others in their species.

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Tags: wildlife crime Nepal poaching rhino endangered species. Ugly stuff happening in Nepal.

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DECEMBER 23, 2008

In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species. Tags: military force environment. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs.

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