UCT researchers co-led a study which reveals that dehorning rhinos significantly reduces the risk of poaching.

Asharq Al Awsat 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 iconic endangered ...

Across South Africa, removing the the object of poachers’ desire reduced rhino deaths by 78 percent, while it raised the question: What is a rhino without its horns?

An international study published in Science found that dehorning rhinos resulted in a drastic reduction in poaching of these ...

Poaching rates dropped by more than half in African reserves where veterinarians removed the animals’ horns, which are in ...

Cola’s ex-CEO Douglas Ivester is planning his 11th safari. It’s a tradition he started after stepping down from running the ...

A study published in the academic journal Science has found that cutting off the horns of rhinos in Africa leads to a ...

From the deepest corners of the Namib Desert and the jaw-dropping lakes and valleys of Chile to Rwanda’s mist-shrouded ...

The victim was camping with other tourists at the tented resort when the early morning tragedy unfolded, police said.

Animal welfare officials worried he was too far from the ocean to find his way back and might become exhausted and dehydrated ...

A sperm whale recently washed up on a beach in South Africa, a strikingly rare occurrence that hasn’t happened in recent memory. The massive marine animal stranded in the shallow waters off Langezandt ...