Michigan hunter gets dispensation in what Humane Society calls 'pay-to-slay scheme'
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The Trump administration says it will issue a permit to a Michigan trophy hunter to import the skin, skull, and horns from a rare black rhinoceros he shot in Africa. Documents show Chris D. Peyerk of Shelby Township, Mich., applied last year for the permit required by the Fish and...
Over half the black rhinos moved to a Kenyan park have died, possibly of salt poisoning
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Eight endangered rhinos have died after a move to a new park in Kenya. Per the AP , the black rhinos died in what Kenyan conservationist Paula Kahumbu calls "a complete disaster" after they were relocated from two locations to Tsavo East National Park last month. Officials suspect salt poisoning...
Suspect arrested after leg injury in Namibia
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A rhino turned the tables on a suspected poacher in Namibia, reports the AP , charging and injuring the man while he was allegedly tracking it. The incident happened in Etosha National Park after suspect Luteni Muharukua and other alleged poachers illegally entered the wildlife area in hopes of killing rhinos...
2 females born in England have
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British conservationists say two critically endangered eastern black rhinos bred in captivity in England have given birth in the wild in Africa—a development likely to please Prince William. The Aspinall Foundation said Sunday that the two females bred at its wildlife park in southern England and released near Mount...
It was 'an emotional thing,' Corey Knowlton says
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The "kill a rhino" stage of the Dallas Safari Club's " kill a rhino to save the rhinos " plan is now complete. Corey Knowlton, the Texas hunter who bid $350,000 for a permit to bag a black rhino in Namibia, killed one on Monday. He was...
A third of the world's 4,800 black rhinos live in Namibia
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You know what they say about drastic times. Rhino poaching has gotten so much worse in Namibia in the past year that the government is moving forward with a drastic measure—cutting off the coveted horns before poachers can get to them. Unfortunately, even this may not fully deter poachers,...
Namibia kill will actually help rhino herd, Corey Knowlton says
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The winner of a controversial hunting auction in Texas has had to hire security after hearing from a lot of people who want to do to him what he plans to do to one of the world's last 4,000 black rhinos. While he admits he will get a...
Dallas Safari Club goes through with controversial auction, will donate proceeds
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The good news for the 4,000 black rhinos left on the planet: A Dallas hunting club has $350,000 with your name on it. The bad news: One anonymous hunter paid that to make your number 3,999. As the AP reports, the Dallas Safari Club last night held...
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