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From 76 to ~50: What the Latest Javan Rhino Numbers Tell Us About Poaching Pressure

Despite education about rhinos, they continue to be hunted around the world for one simple reason: their horns. With just ...
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Dehorning rhinos tips the balance against poaching—new study

Together, managers and scientists gathered seven years of rhino poaching data across 2.4 million hectares in the north-eastern region of South Africa and western Mozambique. During this time, we ...
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Cutting off rhinos’ horns is a contentious last resort to stop poaching. A new study found it works

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than 30 years as a necessary evil to save the ...
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Dehorning rhinos sharply cuts poaching, study finds

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 ...
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Rhino poaching falls, but populations still at risk — new global report warns of multiple threats

Rhino poaching in Africa drops to lowest level since 2011, but total rhino numbers decline 6.7% — with white rhinos at near two-decade low Asian rhinos stable, but Critically Endangered species in ...
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To reduce rhino poaching — by a lot — cut off their horns, study says

Poaching has decimated rhino populations across Africa, but a new study finds that dehorning the animals, or surgically removing their horns, drastically reduces poaching. The study focused on 11 ...