By: Andrew Uyeno We were only given one planet. While more and more of us are getting behind animal rights and the protection of endangered species, it’s not enough, as the destruction of natural habitats and poaching are still…
A biotech start-up is thwarting poachers by flooding the market with fake rhino horns
BY: JESSICA BEUKER It’s no secret that rhinos are in trouble. In Africa alone, the rhino population has dropped 96 per cent in the last 50 years. The main reason behind rhino slaughter is the high demand for rhino horn,…
Meet the all-female militia hunting African Rhino poachers
BY: JACK M. The seemingly unquenchable demand for rhino horn as a folk medicine, especially in East Asia, has put the African rhino on top of the hit list of poachers, placing one of the planet’s most magnificent animals on…