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Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023

Rhino poaching in South Africa increases in 2023

SOUTH Africa recorded 499 rhinos poached in 2023, 51 more than the previous year, despite efforts to protect the animals, the government said. South Africa is home to nearly half of the critically endangered black rhino population in Africa and to the world's largest population of near-threatened white rhinos. Rhinos are poached for their horns, which are used in East Asian countries for making traditional medicines and jewellery. In 2023, 406 rhinos were killed on state properties and 93 on privately owned parks, reserves and farms, South Africa's Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said in a statement. "The…
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Black rhino, sable antelope, at risk

Black rhino, sable antelope, at risk

KENYA’S black rhinos, sable antelope and three other species are critically endangered, while nine more species including lions, elephants and cheetahs are endangered, the government said, citing the threat from an expanding human population. The East African nation conducted a three-month survey of its wildlife from May to July, the first time it has conducted such an exercise aimed at informing its conservation policies. In its report, released late on Tuesday, the government said conservation efforts were facing a threat from an expanding population which is encroaching on the spaces reserved for wildlife. Human activities such as farming and construction…
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New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants

New decisions by global conservation group bolster efforts to save Africa’s elephants

TWO big decisions have been made in the last few weeks in relation to African elephants that will have major implications for the survival of the giant mammals. ROBIN WHYTOCK, Post Doctoral Research Fellow, University of Stirling FIONA MAISELS, Wildlife Conservation Society, African Elephant Specialist Group (IUCN) and Honorary Professor, University of Stirling The first is that a global body devoted to the conservation of elephants in Africa recognised the African elephant as two species: forest and savanna. Previously they had been considered a single species. This matters because their individual populations are smaller than when recognised as a single…
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