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Science Zoology To fight rhino poaching, nothing works better than cutting off their horns Column Nathaniel Herzberg According to a study conducted in 11 South African reserves between 2017 and ...
This was the testimony of Dr Xolani Funda, general manager of Area Integrity Management at SANParks, during the final day of ...
Poaching has decimated rhino populations across Africa, but a new study finds that dehorning the animals, or surgically removing their horns, drastically reduces poaching. The study focused on 11 ...
In the region studied by Kuiper, $74 million was spent to try to reduce poaching between 2017 and 2023, but 1,985 rhinos were still killed for their horns.
But in a 3,400-kilometer (2,100-mile) journey that involved crates, cranes, trucks, and a Boeing 747, 70 captive bred southern white rhinos were moved from South Africa to Rwanda’s Akagera National ...
From caring for household pets to wild animals, a Purdue-University educated veterinarian takes her skills beyond central ...
Rhino poaching has been reduced by almost 80 per cent since a group has their horns removed by conservationists, a study involving the University of Oxford has found. The study, which monitored more ...
The study showed that dehorning consistently reduced poaching, Kuiper said. It found that the dehorning of more than 2,000 rhinos resulted in a 78% reduction in poaching in those eight reserves, ...