Tag: rhinos
Extinct rhinos return – after several decades
After the rhinos were wiped out for several decades in Kenya, the ungulates have now taken their first steps on the grass in the Kenyan national park.– It has been…
The number of rhinos is increasing in Africa
full screen Almost 23,300 rhinos roamed the African continent at the end of last year. Archive image. Photo: Renee Graham/AP/TT The number of rhinos on the African continent increased last…
The number of rhinos is increasing in Africa
“With this good news, we can breathe a sigh of relief for the first time in a decade,” says Michael Knight, who represents the IUCN. The Union has compiled estimates…
Fewer rhinos are being shot – because of poaching
full screen In recent years, fewer and fewer rhinos have been shot in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. But one reason could be that previous poaching has reduced…
Fewer rhinos are being shot – because of poaching
According to the South African authorities, increased surveillance of the park is to some extent behind the reduction, but also the fact that the rhino population itself has fallen –…
white rhinos reintroduced in Garamba Park
The northern white rhinoceros disappeared in the 2000s due to poaching. It took until this year for a group of southern white rhinos to be released into Garamba National Park,…
a farm of 2000 white rhinos sold at auction
In South Africa, a farm that brings together nearly 2,000 white rhinos – or 13% of the world’s population of this species – has been put up for sale by…
The number of rhinos continues to decrease, but the worst threat of extinction is easing for some species
The situation of the Sumatran rhinoceros is grim and the second subspecies of the big rhinoceros is already practically extinct. 23.8. 16:31•Updated 23.8. 16:42 80 percent of all the world’s…
The white rhinos back in Mozambique
The rhinos have traveled 160 km by truck from South Africa and the hope is to strengthen the local wildlife and economy, as Zinave now becomes the country’s only large…
Rhinos back in Mozambique
Published: Less than 50 minutes ago full screenWhite rhinos are back in Zinave National Park in Mozambique. Stock Photography. Photo: Ben Curtis / AP / TT The white rhino is…