Experts agree to enhanced international DNA testing of rhinos at South...
Pretoria, South Africa, 28th June 2016—The international expansion of rhino horn DNA testing was announced at the RhODIS®; Rhino DNA Scientific workshop in South Africa at Kruger National Park and the...
View ArticleStatus through art not wildlife
Hanoi, Viet Nam, 22nd September 2016—80 influential guests from the public and private sector attended a World Rhino Day art event opening in Hanoi that promotes zero-tolerance towards illegal wildlife...
View ArticleSouth Africa annual rhino poaching toll falls for second year running but the...
Johannesburg, South Africa, 27th February 2017—South Africa today announced the official number of rhinos illegally killed in the country during 2016: 1,054. While this figure represents a slight drop...
View ArticleThorough investigations needed following major rhino horn seizures in SE Asia
Ha Noi, Viet Nam, 23rd March 2017—Viet Nam continues to take centre stage in the global illicit rhino horn trade in 2017 with two large, back-to-back seizures totalling 67 horns in Southeast Asia that...
View ArticleNew study finds rhino horn openly for sale in notorious Myanmar wildlife markets
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 30th March 2017—Researchers from TRAFFIC, WWF and Oxford Brookes University have found evidence that rhinoceros horns are being openly offered for sale in Mong La, the notorious...
View Article18 rhino horns seized by Malaysian Customs
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 10th April 2017—Malaysia has seized 18 rhino horns, bringing Asia’s total to six seizures within one short month and underlining illegal trade’s continued onslaught on rhinos.
View ArticleOrganized criminal gangs behind rhino horn processing in South Africa—new study
Pretoria, South Africa, 18th September 2017—A TRAFFIC report released today reveals disturbing new evidence that some criminal networks of Chinese origin operating in South Africa are now processing...
View ArticleGolden Triangle under spotlight as illegal wildlife trade hub
Bangkok, Thailand, 2nd November 2017—Tigers, elephants, bears and pangolins are four of the most widely traded species in the Golden Triangle—the border area where Thailand, Laos and Myanmar...
View ArticleSouth Africa: rhino poaching in 2017 almost matches 2016 figure, with KwaZulu...
Johannesburg, South Africa, 25th January 2018—South Africa today announced the official number of rhinos illegally killed in the country during 2017 as 1028 animals: a tiny decrease on last year’s 1054.
View ArticleRhino horn demand reduction project comes to a close, looks to the future
Hanoi, Viet Nam, 2 March 2018—Representatives of TRAFFIC, WWF, and the French Development Agency (AfD) held a workshop in Hanoi today to reflect on the achievements of their three-year project to curb...
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