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rhino horn
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This Man Could Be SA’s Least Creative Rhino Horn Smuggler
27 May 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A suspect was arrested at OR Tambo International Airport yesterday while trying to smuggle rhino horn out of the country.
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Guys, Our Environmental Affairs Minister Is Having An Absolute Shocker
19 Apr 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
You might not have heard of Edna Molewa before, but if you’re all concerned with conservation some of her recent decisions might be a little upsetting.
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Thursday Morning Spice
06 Apr 2017 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Rhino horn trade ban overturned. Friday’s #NationalShutdown. Bannon dropped from NSC. Tupac killer known. Trump aims at Syria. Russia says victims faking it. Teen’s LaLaLand prom invite video for Emma Stone.
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High Court Rules That Rhino Horn Trade Is Now LEGAL
27 Nov 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Emotions ran high in Pretoria yesterday, the High Court handing down a ruling that has enraged many South Africans.
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The Slippery Slope From Rhino Poacher To Cop Killer
21 May 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
If you somehow manage to escape custody shortly before appearing in court on poaching charges you might be best advised to lay low. That certainly doesn’t involve killing police officers.
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They’re Calling the Military To Help With Rhino Poaching – That’s How Bad Things Have Got
22 Jan 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
2014 was not a good year for rhino conservation, and that’s putting it mildly. Now those in the know are calling for the big guns to step in and lend a hand.
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Rhino Horn Is Not Just For Health In East Asia – It’s A Status Symbol Too
18 Sep 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
With the incredibly high price tag of rhino horn in the east, many aspire to one day get their hands on one, so they can be like this guy, Mr L. Not just for supposed health benefits, but also status.
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Well Done: The Last Rhinos In Mozambique Have Been Slaughtered By Poachers
02 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Latest reports are suggesting that rhino poachers have been working in tandem with game rangers to successfully kill off any living rhino in Mozambique. Last month, 15 of the animals remained in the Mozambican part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, but have since been poached for their horns.
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SA And Vietnam To Sign Rhino Horn Education Deal
20 Aug 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
At last the South African government is taking a firm stance on educating countries in the Far East that rhino horn doesn’t cure ailments like erectile dysfunction.
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Shocking Rhino Poaching Documentary Debuts At Rio+20 [VIDEO]
22 Jun 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
“Rhinos Under Threat” is a new YouTube documentary aiming to raise public awareness of the current crisis faced by poaching. It launched at the Rio+20 Conference earlier this week. See the full 28-minute film inside, however be warned that it might be upsetting for sensitive viewers.
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Legalising Rhino Horn Trade: The Cases For And Against
12 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The debate around re-opening the international rhino horn trade is still raging. While government has not given any indication yet of whether it will support the proposal to lift the ban, the demand for rhino horn from Chinese medicine practitioners is not going away.
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EPIC FAIL: Rhino Dies In Anti-Poaching Demo By Conservationists
10 Feb 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 9 Comments
I just had to look up the words “EPIC” and “FAIL” in the dictionary, and would you know, this story was listed underneath each description. A South African conservation group demonstrating an anti-poaching method for reporters accidentally killed the rhinoceros they were using in the demonstration.
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Limpopo Farmer Bust With Rhino Horns
27 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s good to see that the law is at least making the news when it comes to South Africa’s current problem with rhino poaching. Another arrest has been made, this time a 58 year old farmer in Limpopo, who was busted with rhino horn and illegal firearms on the farm that he manages.
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What Can Be Done For Rhino Poaching Orphans?
05 Jan 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Yesterday we brought you an update on the news of the hunter who has paid nearly a million rand to shoot an endangered trophy white rhino. But where rhinos are poached, there are even more far reaching implications, not least finding the resources to care for their orphaned young.
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BREAKING: Massive Animal Horn Bust In Tableview [UPDATED]
20 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 13 Comments
Aquila Game Reserve posted the following at 13h43 on their Facebook page: Saving Private Rhino – An Aquila Private Game Reserve Initiative have just received information about a “burning hair” smell and the sound of grinding coming from a garage at an apartment block in Tableview. Suspecting it could involve rhino horn, owner of Aquila […]
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“Waiter There’s A Shark In My Soup”
25 Jan 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Right, now I’m not really one for social activism, but I have a problem with insecure men with erectile dysfunction killing everything to “get it up”. I’m sure you, like me, despise those who kill rhinos simply to get at the horn, to help the horns of insecure men with erectile dysfunction.
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