Commercial-scale poaching is emerging as a significant concern in East Africa’s tourism jewel, the Serengeti-Maasai Mara ...

Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in ...

Poachers have killed two extremely rare white giraffes, a mother and her calf, in northeast Kenya, leaving behind only one white giraffe in the world.

A study published in the academic journal Science has found that cutting off the horns of rhinos in Africa leads to a ...

Poaching is a major threat to rhinoceroses around the world. In South Africa alone, more than 400 rhinos are killed every ...

Black and white rhino populations in the Greater Kruger (Kruger National Park and surrounding reserves) in South Africa have ...

The Fish and Wildlife Service says pangolins are “the world’s most heavily trafficked mammal.” The Fish and Wildlife Service ...

Analysis - Black and white rhino populations in the Greater Kruger (Kruger National Park and surrounding reserves) in South Africa have plummeted from over 10,000 rhinos in 2010 to around 2,600 in ...

At Least 100 People Killed in Armed Attack in NigeriaAt least 100 people were killed in an overnight attack in Benue State. Herders and farmers have been fighting over access to land and water, ...

The dehorning of rhinos resulted in a nearly 80-percent reduction in the poaching of the animals during a seven-year study.

The elusive species was once believed to be locally extinct in the Mara Triangle region of the Maasai Mara National Reserve, according to a June 16 post from the Mara Triangle Facebook account. “Its ...

It is believed the horns have medicinal properties, and they fetch huge prices on the black market, particularly in Asia.