rhino horn
China's Shark Fin Decline Is a Model for Slowing the Wildlife Trade
China's growing disillusion with shark fins is likely to have an impact on shark populations.
Will Kenya's Plan to Microchip Rhinos Deter Poachers?
It's a smart plan, but is it the panacea some have billed it to be?
Why South Africa's Proposed Rhino Horn Auction Won't Work As Advertised
What happens in a year, or five years, after thousands of pounds of horn has legitimized demand but the auction funds go away?
Nepal Convicted 13 Rhino Poachers Four Years After the Act
Nepal has become a model country for conservation and anti-poaching efforts.
Drones Are Flying Above Rhinos and Elephants, But It's Not Yet Clear They Help
As drones hit the sky in countries such as Nepal, Mozambique, and South Africa, experts are wondering: Will it matter?
Vietnam and South Africa Have Pledged to Close a Huge Rhino Loophole
The obfuscation of the law created by legal hunting is make the trade even harder to stop than any organized smuggling already is.
Why Did the US Allow a Hunter to Import a Banned Rhino Trophy?
In the midst of all that, the US Fish and Wildlife Service recently issued its first permit in 33 years to bring a rhino trophy back into the United States.
Three More Rhino Horn Smugglers Busted in the US
Three arrests of people tied into a ring is laudable, but the trade has grown to be so large that even key busts like this aren't enough to dismantle it.
The Rhino Horn Crisis and the Darknet
Rhinoceros horn trafficking has become a billion dollar business and the scourge of a threatened species. I went looking for it online.
A South African Rhino Farmer Is Trying to Buy U.S. Drones to Fight Poachers
This year saw the rise of eco-drones.