There are only 76 of These Massive Animals Left
The Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus) once roamed across many countries in Southeast Asia. Around 2,000 years ago, they were ...
Dolly, the oldest rhino in the US, has died at a Tennessee zoo at age 56
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The oldest rhinoceros in the United States has died at a Tennessee zoo. Dolly was 56 years old.
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Kenya wildfire threatens region of rare wildlife, plant species
NAIROBI ― An environmental disaster is unfolding in Isiolo county, in northeastern Kenya, following a recent wildfire ...
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Vietnam faces scrutiny for not sharing enough data on rhino horn trade
By Victoria Schneider Vietnam, a major hub for rhino horn trafficking, is in the spotlight at an international meeting this ...
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Bleak future for rhino sperm at SD Zoo
The San Diego Zoo made headlines last spring with news that its so-called frozen zoo might be used to clone members of a critically endangered rhinoceros species. “In 2018, the last male northern ...
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Qatari authorities seize narcotics, bust rhino horn, ivory smuggling
Trading of horn and ivory is banned internationally as rhinos remain one of the most endangered species. Qatari authorities ...
Justice served: Kruger National Park rhino poacher handed down hefty sentence
In a recent landmark judgment, the Middelburg Regional Court handed down an 18-year prison sentence to a 51-year-old ...
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Zoologists have added another entry into the list of life forms threatened with extinction International Association of Zoological Sciences (IAZS) has added another entrant to its already long list of ...
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There are only 76 of These Massive Animals Left
Three of them, including the Javan rhino, are critically endangered, while two are threatened. The Javan rhino is the most endangered of the five species. It is also one of the rarest large ...