Conservation news https://news.mongabay.com/list/rhinos/ Environmental science and conservation news Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:01:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.5 https://imgs.mongabay.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2020/05/16160320/cropped-mongabay_icon-32x32.png News on Rhinos https://news.mongabay.com/list/rhinos/ 32 32 ‘How did you come to be here?’ Study digs into origins of Zambian wildlife crime https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-did-you-come-to-be-here-study-digs-into-origins-of-zambian-wildlife-crime/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-did-you-come-to-be-here-study-digs-into-origins-of-zambian-wildlife-crime/#respond 19 Sep 2026 21:22:46 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=329983 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/09/how-did-you-come-to-be-here-study-digs-into-origins-of-zambian-wildlife-crime/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-329983 Javan rhinos survive eruption in Indonesia, but single habitat leaves species vulnerable 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https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/report-reveals-cambodias-appetite-for-tigers-rhinos-and-other-endangered-wildlife/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-324051 Laos’s illegal wildlife shops keep growing despite enforcement, investigators find https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/laoss-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/laoss-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/#respond 15 Jul 2026 01:34:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=323316 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/07/laoss-illegal-wildlife-shops-keep-growing-despite-enforcement-investigators-find/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-323316 Nepal’s rhino translocation looks good in numbers, but not so much in habitat https://news.mongabay.com/2026/06/nepals-rhino-translocation-looks-good-in-numbers-but-not-so-much-in-habitat/ 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https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nan-schaffer-veterinarian-who-helped-unlock-the-science-of-rhino-reproduction-has-died-aged-72/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nan-schaffer-veterinarian-who-helped-unlock-the-science-of-rhino-reproduction-has-died-aged-72/#respond 24 Apr 2026 17:46:59 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=318140 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/nan-schaffer-veterinarian-who-helped-unlock-the-science-of-rhino-reproduction-has-died-aged-72/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-318140 Chinese court cases reveal most trafficked rhino horns come from Southern Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chinese-court-cases-reveal-most-trafficked-rhino-horns-come-from-southern-africa/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chinese-court-cases-reveal-most-trafficked-rhino-horns-come-from-southern-africa/#respond 21 Apr 2026 19:22:05 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=317875 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/04/chinese-court-cases-reveal-most-trafficked-rhino-horns-come-from-southern-africa/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-317875 Decades after poaching drove them extinct, rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/decades-after-poaching-drove-them-extinct-rhinos-are-back-in-the-wild-in-uganda/ https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/decades-after-poaching-drove-them-extinct-rhinos-are-back-in-the-wild-in-uganda/#respond 31 Mar 2026 07:15:50 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=316524 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/decades-after-poaching-drove-them-extinct-rhinos-are-back-in-the-wild-in-uganda/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-316524 Asia now hub of growing illegal wildlife trade across 100+ countries, study shows https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/asia-now-hub-of-growing-illegal-wildlife-trade-across-100-countries-study-shows/ 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https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/amid-challenges-nepal-plans-its-latest-tiger-rhino-counts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/amid-challenges-nepal-plans-its-latest-tiger-rhino-counts/#respond 01 Oct 2025 02:04:11 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=306858 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/10/amid-challenges-nepal-plans-its-latest-tiger-rhino-counts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-306858 Latest rhino assessment finds two species recovering, but three continue to decline https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/latest-rhino-assessment-finds-two-species-recovering-but-three-continue-to-decline/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/latest-rhino-assessment-finds-two-species-recovering-but-three-continue-to-decline/#respond 03 Sep 2025 15:44:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=305326 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/latest-rhino-assessment-finds-two-species-recovering-but-three-continue-to-decline/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-305326 Tracking rhino horn trade: Interview with International Rhino Foundation’s Nina Fascione https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/tracking-rhino-horn-trade-interview-with-international-rhino-foundations-nina-fascione/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/tracking-rhino-horn-trade-interview-with-international-rhino-foundations-nina-fascione/#respond 29 Aug 2025 14:20:08 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=305165 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/tracking-rhino-horn-trade-interview-with-international-rhino-foundations-nina-fascione/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-305165 Sniffer dogs may have rediscovered a lost population of Sumatran rhinos https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/#respond 18 Aug 2025 15:27:20 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=304190 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sniffer-dogs-may-have-rediscovered-a-lost-population-of-sumatran-rhinos/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304190 Javan rhino numbers plunge; Sumatran rhinos remain near extinction: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/javan-rhino-numbers-plunge-sumatran-rhinos-remain-near-extinction-report/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/javan-rhino-numbers-plunge-sumatran-rhinos-remain-near-extinction-report/#respond 13 Aug 2025 16:13:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=304210 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/javan-rhino-numbers-plunge-sumatran-rhinos-remain-near-extinction-report/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-304210 Seventy southern white rhinos arrive at their new home in Rwanda from South Africa https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/seventy-southern-white-rhinos-arrive-at-their-new-home-in-rwanda-from-south-africa/ 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crime crackdown in jeopardy worldwide after US funding cuts https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-crime-crackdown-in-jeopardy-worldwide-after-us-funding-cuts/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-crime-crackdown-in-jeopardy-worldwide-after-us-funding-cuts/#respond 22 May 2025 01:51:15 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=299424 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/05/wildlife-crime-crackdown-in-jeopardy-worldwide-after-us-funding-cuts/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-299424 Nepal collaborates with neighbors to gain wildlife crime intel but struggles with enforcement https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/nepal-collaborates-with-neighbors-to-gain-wildlife-crime-intel-but-struggles-with-enforcement/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/nepal-collaborates-with-neighbors-to-gain-wildlife-crime-intel-but-struggles-with-enforcement/#respond 26 Mar 2025 05:17:03 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=296482 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/nepal-collaborates-with-neighbors-to-gain-wildlife-crime-intel-but-struggles-with-enforcement/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-296482 Chitwan city using Indo-Nepal wildlife corridor for waste dump https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/chitwan-city-using-indo-nepal-wildlife-corridor-for-waste-dump/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/chitwan-city-using-indo-nepal-wildlife-corridor-for-waste-dump/#respond 11 Mar 2025 03:07:16 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=295516 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/chitwan-city-using-indo-nepal-wildlife-corridor-for-waste-dump/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-295516 Vietnam grapples with ‘alarming popularity’ of online illegal wildlife trade https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/vietnam-grapples-with-alarming-popularity-of-online-illegal-wildlife-trade/ https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/vietnam-grapples-with-alarming-popularity-of-online-illegal-wildlife-trade/#respond 27 Jan 2025 02:00:02 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=293440 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/vietnam-grapples-with-alarming-popularity-of-online-illegal-wildlife-trade/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-293440 Namibian conservancies fight to block mining threat to rhinos https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/namibia-legal-actions-seek-halt-to-mining-in-rhino-conservancies/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/namibia-legal-actions-seek-halt-to-mining-in-rhino-conservancies/#respond 02 Dec 2024 10:50:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=291007 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/12/namibia-legal-actions-seek-halt-to-mining-in-rhino-conservancies/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-291007 Nepal’s rhino translocations to continue amid concerns over effectiveness https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/nepals-rhino-translocations-to-continue-amid-concerns-over-effectiveness/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/nepals-rhino-translocations-to-continue-amid-concerns-over-effectiveness/#respond 28 Nov 2024 06:36:25 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=290831 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/nepals-rhino-translocations-to-continue-amid-concerns-over-effectiveness/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-290831 Nepal’s top court to rule next month on law allowing development in protected areas https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/nepals-top-court-to-rule-next-month-on-law-allowing-development-in-protected-areas/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/nepals-top-court-to-rule-next-month-on-law-allowing-development-in-protected-areas/#respond 25 Nov 2024 12:16:23 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=290609 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/11/nepals-top-court-to-rule-next-month-on-law-allowing-development-in-protected-areas/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-290609 More alarms over Indonesia rhino poaching after latest trafficking bust https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/#respond 05 Sep 2024 13:32:33 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=286901 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/sumatran-javan-rhino-horn-trafficking-indonesia-wildlife-poaching-endangered/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286901 As a medicine, study finds rhino horn useless — and potentially toxic https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/as-a-medicine-study-finds-rhino-horn-useless-and-potentially-toxic/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/as-a-medicine-study-finds-rhino-horn-useless-and-potentially-toxic/#respond 03 Sep 2024 15:32:42 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=286744 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/09/as-a-medicine-study-finds-rhino-horn-useless-and-potentially-toxic/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286744 African Parks embarks on critical conservation undertaking for 2,000 rhinos https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/african-parks-embarks-on-critical-conservation-undertaking-for-2000-rhinos/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/african-parks-embarks-on-critical-conservation-undertaking-for-2000-rhinos/#respond 22 Aug 2024 09:17:18 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=286397 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/african-parks-embarks-on-critical-conservation-undertaking-for-2000-rhinos/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-286397 Javan rhino poaching saga reveals serious security lapse https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/#respond 02 Aug 2024 12:11:09 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=285440 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/javan-rhino-poaching-horn-ujung-kulon-national-park-indonesia-wildlife-trafficking/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-285440 Nepal’s railway rerouting plan to avoid Chitwan park sparks fiery backlash https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/nepals-railway-rerouting-plan-to-avoid-chitwan-park-sparks-fiery-backlash/ https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/nepals-railway-rerouting-plan-to-avoid-chitwan-park-sparks-fiery-backlash/#respond 30 Jul 2024 05:01:22 +0000 https://news.mongabay.com/?p=285323 Mongabay]]> https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/nepals-railway-rerouting-plan-to-avoid-chitwan-park-sparks-fiery-backlash/feed/ 0 https://doi.org/10.66709/news-285323