Jul. 02, 2024 23:53 PM EDT
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Hannah, a 13-year-old white rhinoceros, has delivered a newborn calf in a rare zoo birth for the almost endangered species.
The arrival of the male calf, named Silverio, two weeks ago marked the third time that a white rhino had ever been born in South...
Jun. 28, 2024 03:15 AM EDT
MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching.
The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and...
Jun. 12, 2024 09:34 AM EDT
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities said Wednesday they have arrested six suspects in an international poaching ring targeting the Javan rhinoceros, a critically endangered species.
The suspects are part of a network that used homemade firearms to kill at least 26...