A ninth critically endangered black rhino has been reported dead after a botched operation to move the animals to a new reserve in southern Kenya, the country’s tourism minister said on Tuesday. Eight rhinos were…
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Worst species decline since dinosaurs’ extinction, says UN
Human activities are causing an alarming decline in the variety of plant and animal life on Earth and jeopardizing food, clean water and energy supplies, a U.N.-backed study of biodiversity said on Friday. Climate change…
Sudan, the world’s last male northern white rhino, dies aged 45
Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, has died in Kenya at the age of 45, after becoming a symbol of efforts to save his subspecies from extinction, a fate that only science can now…
#Conservation: Online rhino horn auction set to open in South Africa
An online auction of rhino horn is set to open Monday, after a court in South Africa gave the go-ahead for the sale, which has outraged conservationists. South African authorities had moved to ban the…
World Cricketers compete at Rhino Cup for conservation
Cricketers from across the globe will join the Maasai Cricket Warriors and Nairobi’s Obuya Academy for the two-day tournament in one of Africa’s greatest wildlife conservation areas to raise awareness of the plight of the…
The last male northern white rhino, Sudan, goes on Tinder #MostEligibleBachelor
Ol Pejeta Conservancy has partnered with Tinder, the world’s leading social app for meeting new people, to launch a new campaign to raise awareness about ‘The Most Eligible Bachelor in the World’ named Sudan. Sudan…
#Conservation: Prince Harry pleas for support to save the African rhino
Prince Harry has made an impassioned plea to save the African black rhino. The 32-year-old royal has asked for support in saving this “incredibly special” creature as he revealed numbers in the wild have been…
#Conservation: Solio, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s oldest rhino, has died
Solio, the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy’s oldest rhino, has died at age 42; surpassing the average wild black rhino lifespan of 30-35 years. Nicknamed the ‘grand old lady’ of Lewa, the critically endangered black rhino was…
#Conservation: Julius Yego on World Rhino Day combats illegal trade in Wildlife
Kenyan Olympian Julius Yego locked horns with the illegal trade in wildlife on World Rhino Day, joining a huge global campaign to conserve endangered species. Yego, a silver medalist in the Javelin at the Rio…
#Conservation: Ringo the Rhino succumbs to illness
The beloved southern white rhino calf named Ringo succumbed to his illness on 19th of July. The abandoned calf had been unwell for two weeks at Ol Pejeta Conservancy. Despite the best efforts of the…