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Zero Poaching of Rhinos and Tigers in Nepal Last Year
On March 3, the Himalayan country of Nepal celebrated 365 days without a single case of rhino, elephant or tiger poaching. This is the...
Microchips to Protect Rhino Horns in Kenya
Efforts to conserve Kenya’s dwindling population of rhinos is set to get a significant boost when WWF-Kenya hands over 1,000 microchips and 5 scanners...
Nepal Achieves Zero Poaching Year for Rhinos
Nepal's efforts to cut wildlife crime has led to a zero-poaching year for rhinos in 2011, largely attributed to the addition of 44 new...
Highly Endangered Sumatran Rhino Gives Birth, Rare Success in Captivity
A highly endangered Sumatran rhinoceros gave birth to a calf Saturday in western Indonesia, a forestry official said. It is only the fifth known...
No Rhinos Poached in Nepal, First Time in 29 Years
Thanks to strong conservation and law enforcement efforts, not a single rhino was killed by poachers in Nepal, the first such year in 29...
‘Christmas Miracle’ for Lonely Endangered Rhino
On Christmas morning, conservationists in Malaysia airlifted a young Sumatran Rhinoceros — one of the world's most endangered animals — from an area where...
Rare One-Horned Rhino Bouncing Back in Nepal
A National Rhino Census in Nepal released Saturday showed the rhinoceros population increasing 22 percent since 2008.
The animal count, conducted in three national parks,...
Endangered Rhino Population Doubles in Past Decade With New Habitat
Conservation efforts have more than doubled the number of black rhinoceros in African reserves over the past decade.
There are currently about 4,700 of the...
White Rhino Comeback- a Success Story That Gives Hope
(Highlighting the best news of the decade with this video from 2008)
Africa's white rhinos were driven to the brink of extinction in the early...
Indian Army to Help Prevent Rhino Poaching
Authorities in northeastern India have asked the army to help protect endangered one-horned rhinoceroses from poachers and have made the soldiers honorary wildlife wardens,...
Glimmer of Hope for Botswana’s Rhinos
Africa's white rhinos were driven to the brink of extinction in the early 20th century as poachers hunted the animal for its horn. A...
Glimmer of Hope for Botswana’s Decimated Rhino Population
Africa's white rhinos were driven to the brink of extinction in the early 20th century as poachers hunted the animal for its horn. A...
Baby Boom for World’s Rarest Rhino Species
Scientists have found signs of four Javan rhinos born in recent weeks in Indonesia, a surprising baby boom for a species that may be...
Black Rhino Numbers Up 20 Percent
Black rhino numbers are on the rise in Kenya after years of decline from poaching and habitat loss.
According to officials, the country's black rhino...
Disney Donates Endangered White Rhinos to Uganda
To boost populations of white rhinos in their native Uganda, Disney's Animal Kingdom in Florida sent two of the huge animals on a four-day...
Valuable Borneo Forests Set Aside to Sustain Endangered Orangutans, Elephants and Rhinos
The government of the Malaysian state of Sabah announced Friday it will protect its most important remaining lowland forests on the island of Borneo....
Black-Footed Ferret Cloned to Add Diversity Just Gave Birth to Two New Kits Helping Save Species
In Front Royal, a black-footed ferret named Antonia has just given birth to two healthy kits.
Antonia was cloned from the DNA of a ferret...
Rats With Tiny Backpacks Being Used to Sniff Out Wildlife Smugglers Trafficking in Animal Parts
Rats with tiny backpacks are being used to sniff out illegally trafficked wildlife items.
African giant pouched rats have been trained to recognize the scent...
Sharp Increase in the Numbers of Nesting Sea Turtles Rewards a Generation of Hard Work in Greece
From Spain in the west to Cyprus in the east, the Mediterranean has witnessed a record rise in sea turtle nesting.
It's taken immense dedication,...
Inspired by Avatar and His Asthma, Indian Man Creates ‘Biosphere’ to Connect Adjacent Land to National Park
It's being called India's first private biosphere—a 32-acre forest haven bursting with life and inspired by James Cameron's Avatar.
Environmentalist and clean air activist Jai Dhar...