Brendan Moyle • Aug 09, 2017 •
Since 2007-8 a number of species have undergone a sharp increase in poaching. These include the African elephants (savannah and forest), the pangolin and African rhino (black and white). Poaching of rhinos is nothing new. It’s been taking place since the 1960s and rhinos have all but disappeared except for their strong-holds in Southern Africa. South Africa and Namibia bucked … Read More
Brendan Moyle • Mar 18, 2015 •
The poaching crisis in rhinos in fact, dwarfs that of elephants at the moment. The rapid increase in poaching of rhinos since 2008 has mirrored other species. Unlike elephants however, there is no ‘one-off’ sale to blame. In fact, the restrictions on the export of horns in the form of hunting trophies seems coincident with the increase. Figure linked to … Read More
Brendan Moyle • Feb 17, 2015 •
INTERPOL in 2014 launched a coordinated campaign to arrest a number of criminals involved in wildlife crimes. One of these criminals, a Rajkumar Praja, involved in rhino poaching, has been apprehended in Malaysia. Rajkumar Praja, the ringleader of a rhino poaching network in Nepal, is wanted to serve a 15-year sentence for rhino poaching and trading internationally in rhino horns. Read More