Conservation
CoP19: Ban on international trade in rhino horn and ivory remains, new protections for sharks and rays
Proposals to resume international trade in ivory and rhino horn were rejected this week.
10 months ago
Poaching
Poachers claim the lives of rare white giraffe and her calf in Kenya
This is a devastating blow for the conservation of rare animals.
3 years ago
Poaching
South Africa's Kruger Park gets gunshot detection technology to fight rhino poaching
South Africa's Kruger National Park recently acquired a new tool in the fight against rhino poaching: gunshot detection technology.
4 years ago
Poaching
New film explores the costs for those living at the heart of the rhino poaching war
A new short film gets to grips with the human costs of the rhino poaching war.
4 years ago![The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities [Opinion]](https://www.earthtouchnews.com/media/1949875/rhino_with_ranger_2017-09-22.jpg?mode=crop&width=710&height=474)
The fight against poaching must shift to empowering communities [Opinion]
It’s time to change tack and see conservation issues like rhino poaching for the damage they do – especially to poor people.
6 years ago![South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse [Opinion]](https://www.earthtouchnews.com/media/1949720/rhino_horn_2017-09-04.jpg?mode=crop&width=710&height=474)
Poaching
South Africa's first online rhino horn auction ends in risky impasse [Opinion]
South Africa's first legal rhino horn auction turned up fewer bidders than anticipated. So what now?
6 years ago
Poaching
Poachers kill hand-reared captive rhino at South African park
Just four months after Thoiry Zoo in Paris announced the tragic killing of its white rhino, another captive pachyderm has been poached.
6 years ago
Human Impact
Devil rays get worldwide protection – and genetic tools could catch out illegal traders
New regulations for the protection of threatened devil rays are coming into force this month.
6 years ago
Poaching
Watch: Two convicted poachers explain why they killed an endangered rhino in Nepal
Understanding the motivations of rhino poachers is critical to preventing further poaching in Nepal and elsewhere.
6 years ago
Conservation
Malinois on a mission: Meet the dogs who fight poachers in Kenya
Meet the dogs of Kenya's Ol Pejeta Conservancy, who help combat the poaching of some of East Africa's most imperilled wildlife.
6 years ago
Poaching
Over a million birds killed on Cyprus for local delicacy
Songbirds on Cyprus are being poached in record numbers.
6 years ago
Poaching
'Big tusker' elephant known as Satao 2 killed in Kenya
The carcass of "Satao 2" was found during a routine aerial patrol in Kenya's Tsavo East National Park.
6 years ago
Human Impact
Facing extinction: An encounter with the last northern white rhinos
Unless science allows us to resurrect the subspecies, Sudan, Najin and Fatu are the last northern white rhinos the world will ever see.
6 years ago
Poaching
Watch: Young lion in Zimbabwe rescued from illegal snare
For this young male lion, getting stuck in an illegal snare was just one part of a really bad situation.
6 years ago
Poaching
India's militant rhino protectors are challenging traditional views of how conservation works
Has the war against poaching in India crossed the line?
6 years ago
