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Anaplasmosis is caused by the bacterium Anaplasma marginale, which attacks red blood cells. The disease is primarily spread ...

Nature reserve managers, rangers, international funders, and local non-profit organizations have invested millions of dollars in anti-poaching interventions. These include tracking dogs to track ...

Taking the relatively simple step of trimming the horns of wild rhinoceroses is enough to dramatically reduce the rate at which the animals are killed by poachers. "Dehorning rhinos to reduce ...

The Virginia Zoo in Norfolk has put an emphasis on environmental conservation, and recently shared how Emily Spence, the zoo’s Curator of Africa, traveled to South Africa in August 2025 to help with a ...

For decades, rhinos have been the face of poaching. These giant land mammals are notoriously hunted for their horns due to the unfounded belief that consuming their horn may provide some medicinal ...

Conservationists are increasingly turning to a method of protecting the world’s diminished population of rhinoceroses: removing their horns before poachers can get their hands on them. A study ...

The most effective way of reducing the widespread poaching of rhinoceroses is cutting off their horns, conservationists and researchers reported Thursday in the journal Science. The study, covering ...

Poaching is a major threat to rhinoceroses around the world. In South Africa alone, more than 400 rhinos are killed every year. Poachers are after the animals' horns, which are then sold illegally, ...

Timothy Kuiper has received funding from the National Research Foundation in South Africa. Nature reserve managers, rangers, international funders, and local non-profit organisations have invested ...