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.
9 days 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.
2 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.
3 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.
3 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.
5 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?
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 years ago
Poaching
Over a million birds killed on Cyprus for local delicacy
Songbirds on Cyprus are being poached in record numbers.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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.
5 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?
5 years ago
