rhino

Rhino kills keeper, injures another in Austria zoo

VIENNA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - A rhinoceros attacked and killed one zookeeper and severely injured another in its enclosure…

South African rhino-lover seeks billionaire successor

by Claire DOYEN Agence France-Presse JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- He spent his vast fortune on a 30-year quest to…

S.African rhino returns to wild after brutal attack

BELA BELA, South Africa (AFP) - A 10-year-old rhino that had its horn brutally hacked off returned to the wild…

Elephants ‘trample’ rhino poacher to death in S. African park

  JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Breeding elephants trampled a suspected rhino poacher to death at the weekend in South…

Two endangered Javan rhino calves spotted in Indonesian park

Jakarta, Indonesia (AFP) -- Two extremely rare Javan rhinoceros calves have been spotted in an Indonesian national park, boosting hopes…

S.Africa says rhino poaching down 23 percent last year

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- South Africa recorded a 23 percent drop in the number of rhinos killed by poachers…

Rhino believed to be ‘world’s oldest’ dies aged 57 in Tanzania

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (AFP) -- A black rhino believed to be the oldest in the world has died in…

Nepal to relocate five rare one-horned rhinos

CHITWAN, Nepal (AFP) -- Conservationists on Monday captured a rare one-horned rhinoceros in Nepal as part of an attempt to…

More than 1000 South African rhinos killed for their horns in 2016

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) -- Poachers killed 1,054 South African rhinos for their horns in 2016, a 10 percent dip…

Orphaned baby rhino resuscitated after its heart stops beating

SOUTH AFRICA (AFP) -- Conservation workers in South Africa were quick to act when the heart of an orphaned baby…

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