Irish National Gets 14 Months for Trafficking Rhino Horn
An Irish national who smuggled a cup made of rhinoceros horn out of the United States was sentenced Tuesday to 14 months in prison by a federal judge in Miami.
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Slain Rhino Carcass Headed to Home of Michigan Hunter
The Trump administration said Friday it will issue a permit to let a Michigan man import the skin, skull and horns of a black rhinoceros he shot in Africa last year.
Read moreScientists a Step Closer to Saving Northern White Rhino From Extinction
Veterinarians have successfully harvested eggs from the last two surviving northern white rhinos, taking them one step closer to bringing the species back from the brink of extinction, scientists said in Kenya on Friday.
Read moreEndangered Rhinos Ready to Be Sent From Europe to Rwanda
Officials say five critically endangered eastern black rhinos from wildlife parks in three European countries are ready for a transport back to their natural habitat in Rwanda, where the entire rhino population was wiped out during the genocide in the 1990s.
Read moreSouth Africa Rhino Poaching
Reporting a 25 percent decrease from the number slain in 2017 for their horns, South Africa’s environmental affairs ministry said Wednesday that poachers killed 769 rhinos last year.
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The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld the conviction and enhanced sentence given to a man who sold black rhino horns.
Read moreChina Reverses Ban on Trade in Tiger, Rhino Products
China says it will allow trading in products made from endangered tigers and rhinos under “special circumstances,” reversing a previous ban and bringing condemnation from conservation groups.
Read moreRhino in San Diego Pregnant, Could Help Save Subspecies
A southern white rhino has become pregnant through artificial insemination at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park — giving hope for efforts to save a subspecies of one of the world’s most recognizable animals, researchers announced Thursday.
Read moreIndian Wildlife Sanctuary Sees Jump in One-Horned Rhinos
A tiny wildlife sanctuary in northeastern India has reported a jump in the number of one-horned rhinoceroses.
Read moreHealth of World’s Last Male Northern White Rhino in Decline
The health of the world’s last male northern white rhino has deteriorated, bringing the rhino subspecies a step closer to extinction caused by poaching.
Read moreUS Investigator of Ivory, Rhino Horn Trade Killed in Kenya
A leading American investigator into the illegal ivory and rhino horn trade has been found stabbed to death in his home, Kenyan police and officials said Monday.
Read moreIrish National Pleads Guilty to Rhino-Horn Smuggling Scheme
An Irish national pleaded guilty in Miami on Friday to participating in a plot to smuggle a libation cup fashioned from the horn of an endangered rhinoceros.
Read moreNew Yorker Gets 2 Years for Trafficking Rhino Horns
A federal judge handed a two-year prison sentence Monday to a New York art dealer who illegally trafficking horns from endangered black rhinoceros.
Read moreWoolly Rhino’s Neck Ribs Offer Clue Into Extinction
A developmental abnormality that contributed to the extinction of woolly rhinos could serve as an indicator of at-risk populations among modern rhinoceros species, several of which are already considered endangered or threatened.
Read moreSouth African Rhino Breeder Readies Online Auction of Horns
Lawyers for a rhino breeder in South Africa say bidding will start Wednesday in an online auction of 264 rhino horns after a court ordered the government to hand over a permit allowing the sale to proceed.
Read moreLast-of-His-Kind Rhino Seeks Tinder Match
The world’s last male northern white rhino has joined the Tinder dating app as wildlife experts make a last-chance breeding effort to keep his species alive.
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Czechs Saw Off Rhino Horns as Precaution After France Attack
A Czech zoo is taking no chances after the killing of a rhinoceros at a wildlife park near Paris by assailants who stole the animal’s horn.
Read moreSouth Africa Reports Drop in Rhinos Killed by Poachers
South Africa says poachers killed 1,054 rhinos in the country last year, a 10.3 percent drop from 2015.
Read moreAuctioneer Accused of $2.4M Rhino Horn Conspiracy
A Beverly Hills auctioneer will appear before a New York federal judge next week on charges of conspiring to smuggle 15 horns from endangered rhinoceros abroad.
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