Tag: World Rhino Day

The Guardian: Rhino poaching drops to 11-year low, conservationists warn threat persists

For World Rhino Day, the Tanzanian newspaper The Guardian reported encouraging news that rhino poaching in Africa fell in 2024 to its lowest levels since 2013, with 516 rhinos killed illegally. While global rhino numbers are gradually recovering (estimated at 26,700 individuals), Peter Knights OBE, CEO of Wild Africa, underscored

World Rhino Day 2025: Poaching at 11 year low, but still threatens some populations

New data released in the International Rhino Foundation’s 2025 State of the Rhino report ahead of World Rhino Day on the 22nd indicates that although one rhino was poached every 15 hours in Africa last year, poaching levels are at their lowest in more than a decade. Asian and African