Category: Rhino Conservation
DISINVESTMENT IN RHINO IN SOUTH AFRICA.
In this two-part series of Conservation in Perspective, Pelham Jones, chairman of the Private Rhino Owners Association of South Africa, highlights the importance of the private sector in rhino conserv... Read More
The Day Logic Died. By Trevor Oertel.
In music circles the 3rd of February 1959 will always be remembered as “The Day the Music Died” with the tragic death in an aircraft crash of Buddy Holly (That’ll be the Day), Ritchie Valens (La... Read More
Conservation and Conspiracies. By Trevor Oertel.
Don Pinnock has got his piss in a froth, again. This time it’s with South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2018-10-29-selling-rhino-horn-its-ti... Read More
China Reverses Ban on The Use of Rhino Horn and Tiger Bones in Traditional Medicine. By Dr. Chris Brown.
Dr. Chris Brown is the CEO of the Namibian Chamber of Environment. Below is a letter that was sent out to NCE members and friends in response to the Chinese government’s reversal of the ban of rhino... Read More
China’s Bold New Policy Delivers A Ray Of Hope For Tigers And Rhinoceros. By Hank Jenkins.
On October 29, 2018 the State Council of China announced its decision to rescind the 25 year old prohibition on the domestic use of tiger bone and rhinoceros horn. Rhinoceros and tigers are two iconic... Read More
Four Years on …… Remembering Dr. Ian Players Role in the Last TCI Campaign. By David Cook.
Four years ago, as the ghastly slaughter of rhino’s by poachers in South Africa by scaled new heights, TCI with the help of our patron Dr. Ian Player produced a film documenting the tragic circumsta... Read More
The Debate over a Proposed Export Trade in Legal Rhino Horn – A Synopsis of the Pros and Cons of an 11 Year- Old Discourse.
Eleven years after the commencement of the surge in rhino poaching in South Africa – a decade and more of havoc with over 7000 rhino slain – our Editorial panel has decided to publish ... Read More
The White Rhino Population In South Africa: Some Speculative Observations. By David Cook and Bugs van Heerden.
Official statistics for 2017 released by the South African Dept. of Environment Affairs focus primarily on a minor decrease in rhino poached (1028 compared to 1054 the previous year) with the emphasis... Read More