Third Baby Rhino Born in Uganda After 25+ Years of Regional Extinction!
Jan/100
Good news from Uganda: Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary has welcomed a third baby rhino!
2010 is off to a promising start at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, where a white rhino calf was born on January 2 – the third baby rhino following more than 25 years of regional extinction.
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CITES May Expel Zimbabwe Due to Rhino Losses, Rampant Wildlife Poaching
Dec/090
After losing about 26 percent of its rhino population to poachers, Zimbabwe now faces expulsion from the Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES).
As a consequence of losing nearly 200 rhinos to rampant poaching over the last three years, Zimbabwe reportedly has six months to comply with CITES – or face expulsion.
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CITES May Expel Zimbabwe Due to Rhino Losses, Rampant Wildlife Poaching
Two Poachers Shot to Death After Killing Rhino
Oct/090
Two poachers were killed over the weekend in India’s Orang National Park after the duo allegedly killed a one-horned rhinoceros. The poachers were hoping to use the loud sounds and noises of the Diwali festivities to drown out the sound of their gunfire. By the time forest guards got to the scene, it was too late – a rhino had already been killed. Her horn had been chopped off.
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Malayan Tiger Rescued From Poacher’s Wire Snare
Oct/090
Wildlife authorities rescued an endangered Malayan tiger from a wire snare that sliced the big cat’s paw to the bone.
WWF’s Wildlife Protection Unit made the sad discovery of a male tiger writhing in agony as he tried to pull free of a cruel wire snare set by poachers in the Belum-Temengor forest complex.
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K9 Unit to Patrol the Galapagos Islands for Poachers
Sep/090
Dogs and their guides have been transported to the Galapagos Islands as part of a K9 project to track down poachers and reduce crime against wildlife.
The K9 units are now set for regular inspections, beginning at airports, harbors and random checkpoints on all three islands in order to halt illegal poaching activities which have plagued many of the islands’ unique flora and fauna.
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K9 Unit to Patrol the Galapagos Islands for Poachers
Arrest Made in Indonesian Zoo Tiger Killing
Sep/090
One of the poachers involved in the recent killing of a critically endangered Sumatran tiger inside Jambi’s Rimbo Zoo has been arrested.
Last month, when Sheila the tiger was poisoned and then skinned inside her enclosure, authorities feared the incident was a horrifying new development in the illegal trade in tiger skin and body parts.
Tragically, they were correct: Now that one of the men who killed Sheila has been arrested, police questioning has revealed that the murder was financed by a Palembang “businessman.”
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Bloody Rhino Horns Found in Vehicle: Poachers Arrested
Aug/090
The good news: Four men were arrested after a vehicle inspection yielded two recently butchered rhino horns and a .303 rifle. The bad news: KwaZulu Natal has now lost 19 rhino to poachers this year.
Thanks to quick action by Ezemvelo KwaZulu Natal Wildlife (EKZNW) field rangers, there are four less poachers in the region. Upon hearing a single gunshot in the Makhamisa area of the Imfolozi section, EKZNW field rangers acted immediately with Imfolozi management and police to set up a roadblock that led to the arrests.
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White Rhino Mtubatuba and Mzuki Have Arrived!
Aug/090
Woburn Safari Park has received two female Southern white rhino from South Africa as part of a plan to create a self-sustaining white rhino population in Europe.
After a three-and-a-half day journey from Johannesburg to Bedfordshire, Mtubatuba and Mzuki are settling into their new home at Woburn Safari Park. Once the ladies complete a 30-day quarantine process, they will be gradually introduced to Woburn’s current crash of four white rhino, along with a young male rhino from another UK facility.
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White Rhino Mtubatuba and Mzuki Have Arrived!
Anti-Poaching Success in Kissama National Park, Angola
Aug/090
Below are some excerpts from the field journal of Roland Goetz, Warden of Kissama National Park. The WILD Foundation, an EcoWorldly media partner, was one of the first international conservation organizations to take help re-establish Kissama in the late 1990’s, after 25 years of tragic civil war left the region in great need. WILD continues to provide urgently needed conservation supplies, training and capacity building and guidance on conservation efforts to the one million hectare park.
On 21 may 2009, we apprehended 5 poachers who had snared and killed a grey duiker and 2 red necked francolin. They also made 10 bags of charcoal. The following day we apprehended 4 illegal charcoal makers with 10 bags charcoal in their possession. After taking them back to Caua Camp, under guard, it was discovered that one of the poachers in our custody was Mr Fuma, who we’ve been looking for since 2004 for shooting and killing an elephant, (whose tusks we have been in possession of since the incident).
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Anti-Poaching Success in Kissama National Park, Angola
Are Gorillas Doomed? Is the UN making a huge mistake?
Jul/090
Before I get into this important topic, please read my article on cancer dedicated to someone special to me, each view constitutes a larger donation to cancer research. http://planetsave.com/blog/2009/07/27/help-me-fight-cancer/
Problem
Almost one half of non-human primates are at risk of extinction, and none more so than gorillas. Gorillas are disappearing at an alarming rate, mostly a victim of their surroundings. Political unrest, wars, poachers, miners, and loggers all converging in a perfect storm of brutality and human depravity, killing one of our closest living relatives. Gorilla’s DNA is 98-99% an exact match for human DNA, just barely trailing our closest living relatives (genus Pan, chimpanzees and bonobos). Unfortunately for the gorillas, they occupy a region rich in tin, diamonds, gold and coltan (a rare mineral used to create capacitors for cellphones, games consoles and laptops).
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Are Gorillas Doomed? Is the UN making a huge mistake?
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