Rhino

South Africa to ban captive lion breeding for trophy hunting

South Africa will clamp down on breeding of the animals in captivity after a review panel concluded the industry risked the conservation of wild lions and harmed tourism, environment minister says.

Floods kill scores in India's Assam

At least 84 people and nine rare rhinos have been killed in flooding in the northeastern state, officials say.

Virus stalls work to keep alive a rare rhino subspecies

The grand animals are killed for their horns, used as carving material and in traditional Chinese medicine. Groundbreaking work to keep alive the northern white rhino subspecies by in-vitro fertilization has been stalled by travel restrictions.

World's last male northern white rhino dies

Fears over the future of the northern white rhino increase after the last male of the subspecies in Kenya dies. But advances in fertility treatment, may mean the rare animal will re-emerge in the future.

Jewellery demand creates a new market for rhino poachers

Rhino populations have been decimated by the demand for rhino horn in traditional Chinese medicine. Now a report suggests that there is a new market to drive poaching.

Poachers shoot dead Vince the rhino at French zoo

The illegal hunters broke into Thoiry zoo, west of Paris, killed the rare white rhino before sawing off its horn. A kilogramme of rhino horn fetched 51,000 euros ($53,900) on the black market in 2015.

Forget social media, rhinos get their news from poo piles

A new study suggests that rhinos communicate about their gender, age and sexual availability through communal dung heaps.

South Africa won't oppose global ban on rhino horn trade

South Africa won't push to have global ban on rhino horn trade lifted but maintains its policy of stockpiling

South African rhino horn stockpile could fetch $2B

South Africa to decide this month whether to push to end global ban on buying and selling rhino horn