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Mass poaching in Botswana leaves behind 90 tuskless elephants

Ninety elephants have been poached in Botswana in what is being considered one of Africa's grimmest mass poaching...

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Scientists at the San Diego Zoo find some hope for saving the nearly-extinct northern white rhino

Only two northern white rhinos remain on Earth — two females, Najin and Fatu. But all isn't lost for the subspecies...

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The last male northern white rhino suffers declining health

Sudan is a 45-year-old northern white rhinoceros - and the last male of his kind. He's suffering from poor health,...

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Rhino horn auction website says legal sales “best way to save the rhino”

Could legal rhino horn sales actually save the endangered species? The world's biggest rhino breeder, John Hume,...

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World’s last male northern white rhino joins Tinder to avoid extinction

He may not make the coziest of bedfellows, but if a northern white rhino pops up on your Tinder screen, it might...

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Czech zoo to remove horns from rhino herd after poacher attack in France

A zoo in the Czech Republic announced Tuesday that it plans to preemptively remove the horns from its herd of rare...

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Poachers broke into a French zoo to kill a rhino and steal its horn

In today's edition of "Reasons Why the Human Species Sucks," poachers broke into a French zoo to slaughter a rhinoceros...

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100 life-sized rhino sculptures are coming to Cape Town to save real ones

The Rhinos Are Coming (TRAC) project entails several phases. The first phase involves raising funds to create 10...

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Rare, one-horned rhino’s death terminates two-year zero-poaching streak in Nepal

A rare, one-horned rhinoceros died this week after being shot by poachers in Nepal. The death restarts the clock...

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Kenya will destroy $100M of elephant ivory this weekend in history’s largest burn

The Kenyan government plans to burn 105 tons of confiscated elephant ivory and around 1 ton of rhino horn on April...

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Richard Branson chews his nails to fight rhino poaching in new ad

A new ad campaign features Sir Richard Branson and a number of Chinese celebrities chewing their nails for a good...

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Can cameras embedded in rhino horns catch poachers?

A new plan to embed cameras in rhino horns is the latest effort to protect them from poachers. Although loved and...

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Controversial Texas hunter bags his $350,000 endangered black rhino

We've been following closely the story of the Texas man who paid $350,000 for the chance to kill an endangered black...

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Only five Northern White Rhinos left in the world after aging male dies

A 44-year-old Northern White Rhino died on Sunday at the San Diego Zoo safari park. His death means there are only...

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2014 Could Be the Worst Year in Nearly a Decade for Rhino Poaching

It’s no secret that rhinos are being poached in record numbers, and despite efforts to protect the animals, 2014...

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Texas Cheerleader Claims Hunting the “Big 5” in Africa is Conservation

19-year-old Kendall Jones, a cheerleader from Texas, has been hunting big game in Africa with her father for 10...

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Nairobi Terrorist Attack Made Possible by the African Ivory Trade

A report by the Elephant Action League has revealed a link between the terrorist group responsible for the recent...

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WWF’s Google-Funded Drones to Track Dangerous Wildlife Poachers

Image of US army drone, Shutterstock The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has announced plans to deploy aerial drones...

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