Scientists crack rhino horn riddle
...on the ground and vegetation. The structure of the rhino horns is similar to a pencil's tough lead core and...to conservation groups whose goal is to strengthen rhino populations and reduce the poaching of horn for the black market. "Ultimately, we think our findi...Alarming decline in Nepal's rhinos and tigers in former Maoist stronghold
...onal parks reveal an alarming decline in tiger and rhino populations, indicating widespread poaching. The a...e absence of antipoaching patrols in this critical rhino and tiger habitat, which was under the control of Maoist insurgents. "It became too dangerous to ...WWF captures first-ever photo of wild rhino on Borneo
...mote jungle has captured the first-ever photo of a rhino in the wild on the island of Borneo, World Wildlif...he Sabah Wildlife Department announced today. The rhino is believed to be one of a population of as few as 13 whose existence was confirmed during a field s...Rhinos clinging to survival in the heart of Borneo, despite poaching
...igh. WWF and Malaysian authorities have launched rhino protection units to patrol the area where the rhin...en't covered in this survey. Previous estimates of rhino numbers had suggested there were 30 to 70 rhinos on the island of Borneo. Populations in other parts...Size matters: Preventing large mammal extinction
Saving large mammals such as elephants and rhino from extinction could be made more effective by fo...ge bodied mammals such as ungulates (which include rhino and zebra) and many primates are more likely to be predisposed to decline and extinction. Biologica...Scientists journey to southern Africa to unravel the secret world of elephant communication
...pectrogram, making it easy to tell if an elephant, rhino or giraffe has walked by. "We think we can tell the difference between elephants and other species based on the spectral content of their footstep as they pass by a geophone array," says Jason Wood, who is leading the seismic censusing study. "The i...