Rhinos
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NOVEMBER 19, 2023
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10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 5, 2015
The annual number of rhino poached in South Africa last year rose to 1,215, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told a media briefing in Pretoria two weeks ago. On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. Molewa added that so far this year 49 rhino had been killed countrywide.
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10,000 Birds
JULY 6, 2013
A close encounter with a couple of White Rhinos gave me a good opportunity to get a proper look at some Red-billed Ox-peckers Buphagus Erythrorhynchus that often accompany them. Rhino skin is very tough and despite spending much of their time amongst the thorn bushes, scratches are usually only superficial.
Critter News
JULY 20, 2009
Organized crime is also heavily involved in trafficking of rhino products and other endangered species'. Rhino poaching is no longer used as a means of survival and sustenance,” says Susie Ellis of the International Rhino Foundation, in a statement. This statement in the USA Today article says it all.
4 The Love Of Animals
NOVEMBER 13, 2009
The female rhino was born in the night quarters adjacent to their 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. The October 2004 birth of Mlaleni and Tambo’s first calf, Malaika, marked the first white rhino birth in the adventure park’s history. Cute of the day: Baby White Rhino! TAMPA, Fla.
Critter News
DECEMBER 29, 2008
A breeding program in Malaysia will attempt to breed a rescued Borneo Sumatran rhino in order to save the endangered species. Experts cannot confirm how many Borneo Sumatran rhinos remain in the wild, but estimates range from 10 to 30 individuals, many of them isolated from others in their species.
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 17, 2009
Please join the Utah Chapter American Association of Zookeepers (AAZK) for their 18th annual “Bowling for Rhinos” on Friday, May 1st. Collect $50 in pledges (in addition to your registration fee) and receive a Bowling For Rhinos T-shirt and entry into one door prize category. Get sponsored to bowl!
Reddit Animals
NOVEMBER 1, 2023
While these animals live in places with hot temperatures, it definitely gets incredibly cold in winter and at night. With no layer of fur, how do they manage? Do they not feel uncomfortable like we do? submitted by /u/mrmulticultural99 [link] [comments]
Critter News
AUGUST 29, 2009
From the African Conservation Foundation.the story was actually published earlier in August, but still worth posting A shocking undercover journey reveals that a poaching cartel known as ‘The Crocodile Gang’, led by Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa, is slaughtering rhinos and elephants to fulfill ‘requests’ for horn and ivory.
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FEBRUARY 1, 2023
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10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 19, 2023
We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. This time they appear more relaxed, but nervousness might be a better policy: between 2013 and 2017, well over a thousand rhinos were annually poached in South Africa.
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OCTOBER 18, 2021
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NOVEMBER 1, 2022
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MAY 31, 2022
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DECEMBER 13, 2021
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4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 25, 2012
Busch Gardens Tampa Bay welcomes its seventh baby white rhino since 2004. The adorable baby, a female, will join other rhinos in the 26-acre white rhino habitat on Busch Gardens’ Serengeti Plain. Busch Gardens has celebrated a total of seventh white rhino births since October 2004.
4 The Love Of Animals
OCTOBER 29, 2014
Black rhinos are considered endangered by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and are found in central and southern Africa. Black rhinos have a prehensile lip that is used much like a finger to select and pick the leaves and twigs they prefer. Doesn’t it look like he is having the time of his life?!
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JULY 19, 2021
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10,000 Birds
JANUARY 11, 2020
Large clumps of droppings, yet to be broken down by bugs, bacteria, or a returning rhino, were used as slightly raised perches. It was warm, I had time, a great vantage and the thrill that the rhino might feel the call of nature and appear at any moment. They were chasing flies around a rhinoceros midden.
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JULY 19, 2021
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JULY 19, 2021
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JULY 19, 2021
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Critter News
JANUARY 28, 2010
The worst areas of wildlife crime appear to be in rhino and elephant poaching. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime ivory africa zambia rhino elephants. Zambia's Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources is calling for a greater cooperation between her country's agencies in dealing with this serious issue.
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JANUARY 27, 2023
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OCTOBER 6, 2022
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Critter News
MARCH 2, 2009
ZAMBIA Wildlife Authority (Zawa) yesterday arrested four people, including two police officers, in Kafue for trafficking in ivory and rhino horns worth more than K1 billion. 36 elephants?
Reddit Animals
AUGUST 30, 2023
. • Odd family trees, the Hippopotamus is closely related to whales, dolphins and porpoises, the elephant is closely related to manatees, dougongs (reasonable), and the little rock hyrax, yes a little mountain loving hamster is related to the thickest b h in the land, also horses are closely related to rhinos and tapirs.
Critter News
NOVEMBER 9, 2009
Tags: wildlife crime Nepal poaching rhino endangered species.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2021
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APRIL 22, 2022
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10,000 Birds
MAY 28, 2018
In the first full day, we have seen dozens each of giraffes, zebra, warthogs, elephants, 12 rhinos, 30 hippos, 3 Cape Buffalo, crocodiles, jackals, monkeys, baboons, literally a thousand impala, and at least 10 different antelope type animals. The mighty rhino along with the Cattle Egret.
10,000 Birds
JUNE 21, 2014
Other 10,000 Birds posts from Pilanesberg include Red-billed Oxpeckers on Rhinos , Diderik Cuckoos, a New Year’s toast and a morning at the hide overlooking Mankwe Dam. The horns of these young males will grow and continue to spiral until they attain the impressive headgear of a dominant male. Birding Impala South Africa'
4 The Love Of Animals
APRIL 14, 2011
Busch Gardens supports the conservation of and education about cheetahs through the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, which has donated nearly $100,000 to cheetah efforts in Africa since 2005 and also helps fund conservation programs for white rhinos, marine animals and many other species around the world.
4 The Love Of Animals
MARCH 17, 2011
Busch Gardens supports the conservation of and education about cheetahs through the SeaWorld & Busch Gardens Conservation Fund, which has donated nearly $100,000 to cheetah efforts in Africa since 2005 and also helps fund conservation programs for white rhinos, marine animals and many other species around the world.
4 The Love Of Animals
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
From the plight of Eastern Africa’s black rhinos to Australia’s Tasmanian devils, and Florida’s panthers, Corwin provides a riveting first-hand look at the critical state of our natural world. This book truly helps bring their stories to light!
10,000 Birds
JUNE 4, 2019
Just beyond a fence, a pair of rhino adults and one baby munched contentedly on hay. The first time I visited the 30 acre enclosure, I walked the raised boardwalk over the space with eyes wide. Multiple varieties of ungulates jogged from place to place, while giant rhea birds stalked around looking for food.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 11, 2012
The Black Rhino was also a widespread African denizen occurring throughout the continent, even into desert areas. Seekers of the game-viewing Big Five have more recently relaxed their criteria and generally either Black or White Rhino is counted as a member of the Big Five.
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FEBRUARY 7, 2023
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10,000 Birds
JULY 11, 2013
We are nearing the waterhole, and see the large oval shadow in the darkness: that White Rhino cow with a calf. Here and there, eyes are shining, mostly numerous Scrub Hares.
Critter News
DECEMBER 23, 2008
In some parts of Africa, rangers receive military training and equipment to defend animals (and themselves) from poachers in pursuit of elephants, rhinos, gorillas, and other endangered species. In Nicaragua, the army patrols beaches to protect sea turtle eggs. But now there is increasing talk of more far-reaching action.
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