Rhino poaching may be substantially reduced by removing the reason so many rhinos are poached in the first place: their highly valued horns. Dehorning rhinos dramatically drops the poaching rate ...

Taking the relatively simple step of trimming the horns of wild rhinoceroses is enough to dramatically reduce the rate at which the animals are killed by poachers. "Dehorning rhinos to reduce ...

Dehorning rhinos significantly reduces poaching rates, offering a promising strategy for conservation in African reserves.

Together, managers and scientists gathered seven years of rhino poaching data across 2.4 million hectares in the north-eastern region of South Africa and western Mozambique. During this time, we ...

CAPE TOWN – Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save the iconic endangered ...

Kruger National Park is strengthening surveillance and community engagement to combat poaching and protect its wildlife and ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save the ...

Timothy Kuiper has received funding from the National Research Foundation in South Africa. Nature reserve managers, rangers, international funders, and local non-profit organisations have invested ...