Black rhino numbers have increased but there’s bad news for others
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The number of critically endangered black rhinos has increased slightly, but there…
South Africa starts injecting rhino horns with radioactive material to curb poaching
MOKOPANE, South Africa. — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of…
German customs officials show images of tarantulas hidden in spongecake boxes after smuggling bust
BERLIN (AP) — Arachnophobes beware: Customs officials on Monday released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young…
A new study finds that dehorning rhinos stops poaching
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been…
Poachers have killed over 100 rhinos in South Africa this year
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three…
African conservationists are trying to change the stigma around vultures
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Vultures have an image problem. Seen as ugly and associated with death,…