Not exact matches
If the extinction trend
continues apace, modern elephants,
rhinos, giraffes, hippos, bison, tigers and many more large mammals will soon disappear as well, as the primary threats from humans have expanded from overhunting, poaching or other types
of killing to include indirect processes such as habitat loss and fragmentation.
Biggs believes the trade would protect
rhinos — a portion
of profits could be funneled into
continuing to police poachers — and bring jobs to the surrounding areas.
The cruel act
of killing
rhinos continues in Africa as Reuters reports that a record number
of rhinos were killed in 2014.
Independent Contemporary art Project, opens new exhibition
Continuing the series urbanities, which reaches its third edition, Kunsthalle St. Paul invites the artist Otavio Cury (* 1971 in São Paulo), to present his first solo exhibition, «Death
of a
rhino».
But since 1993 trade in
rhino horn, (as well as tiger parts) was banned by the Chinese government with the aim
of stopping the use
of endangered wildlife derivatives in TCM: but advocates cling to historical evidence, knowing their ancestors used it, their parents, grandparents: the reason why it
continues to be used today by many Chinese families.
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
The IUCN warns that other
rhinos could follow saying Africa's northern white
rhino is «teetering on the brink
of extinction» while Asia's Javan
rhino is «making its last stand» due to
continued poaching and lack
of conservation.
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The massive
rhino relocation, which is set to cost around $ 7 million, offers hope for a species which has been ravaged by poaching — but the hope is tenuous as the practice
continues throughout much
of Africa.
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Black
rhinos continue to live on, albeit critically endangered, in the eastern and southern parts
of Africa.