Southern Africa’s rhinos need new watering holes and patches of tree cover before 2085.
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In the worst-case scenario currently being mapped, Earth’s temperature could increase by 4.3°C before 2100. Southern African rhinos will have no possibility of surviving this unless parks act now.
An African white rhino cow and calf.
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What would you do with 2,000 farmed rhinos? An African charity wants them to help their wild cousins.
Three 3D views of Bradysaurus baini specimen (FMNH UC 1533). Scale bar equals 50 cm. Published in Van den Brandt et al. 2023
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Large pareiasaurs are among the earliest huge plant-eating tetrapods to appear in the history of the development of life on Earth.
Rhino horn is coveted for rumoured medicinal properties and as a status symbol.
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Rhino horn consumers have a strong preference for wild rhino horn.
Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus ) in Ujung Kulon National Park, Banten.
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Five strategies must be applied to save the Javan rhino from the brink of extinction.
Andatu, one of the Sumatran rhinoceros individuals born at semi-natural breeding facility in the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary.
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The Sumatran rhino’s isolated population and unique behaviour present challenges for conservation.
No rhinos were harmed in the making of this image.
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Helicoptering heavy herbivores across Africa is no laughing matter.
White rhinos owe their name to the Afrikaans word ‘wyd’, meaning wide, which refers to the animal’s wide mouth.
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By unlocking the full potential of rhino ovaries, we hope to produce enough eggs to revive the northern white rhino in the wild.
Rosa in the Sumatran Rhino (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ) Sanctuary, Way Kambas, Sumatra, Indonesia.
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The world mourns the loss of Malaysia’s last male Sumatran rhino. Can anything stop the slide of the species towards extinction?
Malaysia’s wildlife department seized 50 African rhino horns destined for Vietnam last year.
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Our findings suggest that the demand for rhino horn is unlikely to fall because people’s beliefs are firmly entrenched.
An artist’s impression of Siberian unicorns (Elasmotherium ) walking in the steppe grass on a cloudy day.
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The loss of the Siberian unicorn shows just how vulnerable some animals can be to environmental change that can impact on their food supply.
A rhinoceros after having had its horn removed.
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Trading rhino horn has been legalised in a bid to undercut poachers and the black market.
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Saving the rhino means tackling demand for its horn.
Australia could sustain wild rhinos, but should it try?
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Would you pay to see rhinos in Australia’s savannas or forests? It’s not as crazy as it sounds – and could help save collapsing rhino populations.
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Scientists have created embryos from the eggs of southern white rhino and sperm from their northern counterparts.
Zimbabwe’s former first lady Grace Mugabe is being investigated.
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If the allegations are true Zimbabwe intends to prosecute Grace Mugabe for ivory and rhino horn smuggling.
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Rhino resurrection is tempting, but if humans cannot save a species in nature, what future for animals that we manufacture?
White rhino’s in the Kruger National Park.
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Poaching is changing focus by moving from the Kruger National Park to other provinces and reserves.
Local communities across Africa need to be drawn into conservation decisions to fight wildlife crime.
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Local and indigenous communities remain mostly excluded from real benefits, and conservation often comes at a huge cost to them.
Scouts should manage human-wildlife conflicts.
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Military style anti-poaching is often criticised because it alienates communities living around protected areas. But these initiatives give them an incentive to protect the species.