Sentences with phrase «african rhino»

ARTIST STATEMENT «The piece is a play on simple vaudeville style adverts that toys with the idea of human interest in viewing the grotesque; in this case, a bloody boxer, black man with a west African rhino head, broken horn in mouth, bloody / bruised face + body, in a classic boxing pose.

In 2012, poachers were responsible for the deaths of 668 endangered African rhinos, driven in large part by the demand for their «medicinal» horns in the black markets of Asia — up from just 17 killed in 2007.

In fact, experts predict that without a dramatic shift in trends, South African rhinos could be extinct as early as 2015.

In six months of this year alone, 124 South African rhinos have been poached, up from 122 for all of 2009.

The two species of Asian rhino and one species of Indian rhino are also poached, but not to as great an extent as African rhinos.

Armed with skin as durable as armor and an intimidating temperament, African rhinos are well equipped to face down almost any natural predator — but when it comes to the horrific activities of illegal rhino horn smugglers, even they could use some backup.

In addition to their thick, leathery hide and imposing stature, now a group of African rhinos have one more tool to help protect them against poachers — GPS locating devices embedded directly into their horns.

Not exact matches

Guests may be able to view Tuma and her new baby while onboard the Kilimanjaro Safaris attraction at Animal Kingdom, a jungle trek that traverses areas of the African savanna to allow riders an up - close look at hippos, lions, elephants, rhinos, giraffes, baboons and more.

Missionaries treated Africans as cartons containing souls, just as poachers reduce elephants and rhinos to carcasses: carrying tusks and horns.

Few exclamations suggest more terrifying African sights than those shown in these rare pictures of the infuriated charge of a rhino

On African safari with his son in 1950 he bagged an agglomeration of big game ranging from an oryx to a rhino.

The African white hunter's confidence in the ballistic sanity of Yankee riflemakers has been restored recently by Winchester's introduction of its.458 Model 70, The African, designed to take care of elephant and rhino with a heavy bullet of the kind the African hunter knows and respects.

South African poachers continue to use sophisticated methods to dehorn — and kill — rhinos while rangers are severely hampered in combatting the practice

«But it's widely accepted that what became the African savannah fauna — giraffes, antelopes, rhinos — those species lived in the southern Balkans and migrated from there into Africa.»

In newspaper ads on Sunday, South African National Parks invited potential buyers to «make a written offer to purchase white rhinos in batches of 20 or more».

A South African court has sentenced a rhino poacher to 77 years in jail, the heaviest penalty imposed by authorities desperate to halt a wave of poaching that is threatening the population of the endangered animals.

Beijing's ban on ivory is very welcome and could save the African elephant, but it must do the same for rhinos, pangolins and more, says Richard Schiffman

I did not mention that the really scary, dangerous parts didn't make it onto film — like having a drugged lion walk up to me, having a rhino's horn miss me by 6 inches, or just being on the road at night with crazy South African drivers.

The decline in the male white rhino population over time is attributed to the poaching crisis of the 1970s and 1980s that took place in various African countries.

«While the themes are deep, Black Panther is at the same time a visual joy to behold, with confident quirkiness (those aforementioned war rhinos), insane action sequences and special effects, and the glorious reveal of Wakanda, whose culture is steeped in African influences but which also offers a jaw - dropping look at what a city of the future could be... Let's not wait too long for a return trip.»

Endangered African species like elephants, rhinos, and lions march closer to extinction each year.

In the News: At an auction in Texas, someone spent $ 350,000 to hunt and kill a black rhino in the African country of Namibia.Black rhino are very endangered.

In the News: At an auction in Texas, someone spent $ 350,000 to hunt and kill a black rhino in the African country of Namibia.Black rhino are very...

A young boy uses his sketchbook and his imagination to create an African adventure filled with elephants, zebras, rhinos, and more.

at full - page spreads of the activities of some African animals, such as an elephant eating, wild dogs listening, and rhinos napping.

St. Francis Wolf Sanctuary: September 2012: 64 - 65 Houston Zoo, Saving the Orangutan: October 2012: 64 - 65 Saving the Lions: November 2012: 62 - 64 Saving Lives in Central America: December 2012: 60 - 61 Saving Sea Turtles: Jan / Feb 2013: 62 - 63 Saving the Borneo Elephants: March 2013: 64 - 65 Conservation Corner: April 2013: 64 - 65 Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative: May 2013: 62 - 63 Conservation Corner: June 2013: 64 - 65 Protecting the Ethiopian Wolves: July 2013: 66 - 67 Saving Rhinos from Extinction: August 2013: 62 - 63 Saving Animals from Extinction: September 2013: 64 - 65 Conservation of the African Painted Dog: October 2013: 64 - 65 Conservation of Chimpanzees: November 2013: 64 - 65 Conserving Attwater's Prairie Chickens: December 2013: 64 - 65 Traveling to See Animals in the Wild with the Houston Zoo: Jan / Feb 2014: 64 - 65 Blue Billed Curassow Conservation: March 2014: 62 - 63 Houston Toad Conservation: May 2014: 60 - 61 Lion Conservation: June 2014: 58 - 61 Giant Armadillo Conservation Project in Brazil: July 2014: 58 - 59 Conserving the Gorillas: August 2014: 58 - 59

According to government records, there are less than 43,000 African elephants left in Tanzania, and the world's last male white rhino lives under constant guard.

On the other hand, plan a trip to the world famous city of Mapungubwe, proof of civilization on the African content between the 11th and 13th centuries, and home to fascinating artifacts, such as the golden rhino, as well as irrefutable proof that local peoples were trading with the East at the time.

I witnessed rhinos and baboons roaming effortlessly and free against a stunning backdrop of the setting African sun.

The recent arrival of black rhino in the country means that Rwanda is now offering one of the most comprehensive safari experiences anywhere on the African continent.

A unique conservation programme, dedicated to the conservation and protection of the endangered black rhino and African elephant.

Soon enough we round the corner and our African driver and guide, Simon, points across to a riverbank where a pair of black rhino and their one small offspring are relaxing on a red sand bank.

On a big game safari, seek the lion, African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard and rhino on a big game safari.

Pay a visit to Australia's Great Barrier Reef or book an African safari to watch the elusive white rhino in the wild while you still can.

The spa features 2 indoor treatment rooms overlooking the African panorama with zebra, oryx, wildebeest, rhinos pass by.

Mara River Safari Lodge Bali skillfully captures the aura and authenticity of the African wilderness, being a themed resort that offers a truly unique experience as guests embrace the rare tranquillity of this retreat as rhinos, zebras and onyx graze contentedly at close range.

Let me stalk deer, elephants, rhinos, tigers, all sorts of other endangered animals through the tundra, jungles, African grasslands, all that shit.

Just to give an overview of what was in each of the three galleries: a rhino, his shadow, and two black - and - white photographs of dwarves grace the first; a giraffe, some very un-PC photographs of tribal Africans and Western media projections of «jungle people» in the second; and polar bears, a man on fire, more animals, and movie stars with dotted out eyes are in the third.

After I posted on the seizure of tons of poached Asian pangolins bound for Chinese meat and medicine markets, Dale R. McIntyre, a frequent commenter from Bartlesville, Okla., submitted a vivid sketch of an encounter with a white rhinoceros and, shortly afterward, a posse of poachers gunning for the last black rhinos in the same African park.

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Despite public awareness campaigns, worldwide petitions, increasing press coverage and pressure on African governments, and large amounts of money donated to rhino conservation groups, the slaughter accelerates.

It could be also argued that global warming could have caused the decline of the black rhino in the late 20th century, as warmer temperatures might have affected the growth patterns of African grasslands (see, even I can write this sort of stuff.)

He followed a complex trail to expose a thriving laundering operation for African ivory and rhino horn from Vietnam to China.

Gambling on Extinction is a powerful documentary that explores the complexities of the illegal trade in elephant ivory and rhino horn, from the African sources to Asian markets.

His first Mongabay piece «Amid rhino poaching frenzy, dark days for South African society» was nominated for a Queensland Clarion Award.

Yale Environment 360: African countries and private game reserves are engaging in an increasingly sophisticated arms race against poachers, yet the slaughter of elephants and rhinos continues

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Last year a quarter of the rhinos in Zimbabwe were killed, and the last female white rhino in a South African reserve was killed earlier this year.

In some places it has gotten so bad that a decade's worth of successful conservation efforts are being reversed: WWF says that in the period of 2000 - 2005 the African average for rhinos killed by poachers was about three per month, out of a total population of approximately 18,000.

Northern white rhinos once roamed parts of Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Congo and Central African Republic, and there were more than 2,000 remaining as recently as 1960, according to Save the Rhino International, a London - based group.