LONDON and PRETORIA -- Rhino poaching increased in South Africa in 2023, the government said. The new data, released by South African officials, shows 2023 saw a total of 499 Rhinos poached across ...

Rhino poaching on the rise in South Africa, where 499 were taken last year. Rhinos are poached for their horns, which are used in East Asian countries to make traditional medicines and jewelry.

Poaching of rhinos, one of the world's most endangered species, has been on the decline in South Africa ever since the country shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

South Africa recorded a significant decline in rhino poaching in 2024, with 420 animals killed for their horns compared to 499 the previous year—a roughly 16% decrease, ...

South Africa reports that rhino poaching has declined for a fifth straight year in the country, with 594 rhino poached in 2019, down from the 769 rhino killed for their horns in 2018. 2015 was ...

Across South Africa, removing the the object of poachers’ desire reduced rhino deaths by 78 percent, while it raised the question: What is a rhino without its horns?

Rhino poaching surges across Africa amid virus pandemic 02:27. South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts ...

JOHANNESBURG – South Africa's government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos ...

If the number is confirmed, it would be the first annual drop in numbers since rhino poaching surged around 2008 in South Africa, home to most of the world's rhinos. But conservationist Allison ...

Rhino poaching has been on the rise in South Africa over the past couple of months, and efforts to protect the animal have been stalled by the COVID-19 pandemic.